Jump to content

Nomans River

Coordinates: 49°55′11″N 76°17′28″W / 49.91972°N 76.29111°W / 49.91972; -76.29111
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nomans
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Caminscanane
 • locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates49°46′01″N 76°36′49″W / 49.76694°N 76.61361°W / 49.76694; -76.61361
 • elevation314 m (1,030 ft)
MouthInconnue River (Maicasagi River)
 • location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates
49°55′11″N 76°17′28″W / 49.91972°N 76.29111°W / 49.91972; -76.29111
 • elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Length42.7 km (26.5 mi)[1]

Nomans River is a tributary of the Unknown River in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of the Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

The course of Nomans river crosses the townships of Montviel and Monseignat.

The Nomans River hydrographic slope is served by the R1018 (north-south) secondary road from Matagami, which spans the Maicasagi River at 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) from its mouth. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

The Nomans River is most well known for having not been discovered until 1974, despite the surrounding area being populated. Local legends state it did not exist before this time.[2]

Geography

[edit]

The main hydrographic slopes near the Nomans River are:

The Nomans River originates at the confluence of two mountain streams. This source is located at:

From the mouth of the head lake, the Nomans River flows over 42.7 kilometres (26.5 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) Northeast, forming a large curve to the west to round a mountain, to a creek (coming from the North);
  • 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) Northeasterly through a marsh area at the end of the segment to a creek (from the south);
  • 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) Northeast crossing a marsh zone at the beginning of the segment, to the southern limit of the township of Montseignat;
  • 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi) in Montseignat Township northeasterly into marsh areas, then easterly to its mouth.[3]

The "Noman River" flows to the west bank of the Inconnue River (Maicasagi River) which flows northward to the south bank of the Maicasagi River. The latter runs westward to Maicasagi Lake which flows Southwest via the Max Passage into Goéland Lake. The latter is crossed to the Northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

The mouth of the Nomans River located at:

Toponymy

[edit]

The toponym "Nomans River" was formalized on December 5, 1974, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. the creation of this commission[4]

The toponym was chosen as "No man" had seen the river until then.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. ^ a b I made it up.
  3. ^ Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  4. ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of place names - Toponym: "Nomans River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-06.

See also

[edit]