Malouin River


The Malouin River is a tributary of the Harricana River, flowing into the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. Its course crosses the townships of Massicotte and Manthet.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Malouin River are:
The Malouin River originates from a forest stream, in the southern part of the municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay.
The source of the Malouin River is located at:
From its source, the Malouin River flows more or less parallel to the Ontario border over according to the following segments:
The Malouin River flows on the southwestern shore of the Harricana River to:
This hydronym evokes the work of life of the surveyor Paul Malouin, born in Quebec City. The latter undertook studies at the School of Surveying at Laval University in 1904. Received surveyor-surveyor in 1910, he joined the same year with the surveyor Paul Joncas under the enterprise name "Joncas and Malouin".
The designation "Malouin River" is indicated on a regional map of the Abitibi of the Department of Lands and Forests in 1962. In 1895, explorer Henry O'Sullivan named this watercourse "Rivière du Mariage" or "Birthday", having discovered him on September 15, 20th anniversary day of his marriage.
The hydronym "Malouin River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission.