Monsan River


The Monsan River is a tributary of Lake Monsan which is crossed by the Maicasagi River located at Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The course of the Monsan River is entirely in the Southwestern part of the Assinica Wildlife Sanctuary.
The hydrographic slope of the Monsan River is served by a secondary road along the north shore of the Waswanipi River and separating from road 113 connecting Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau and passing in Waswanipi.
The surface of the Monsan River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Monsan River are:
The Monsan River rises at the mouth of a small unidentified lake. This source of the river is located at:
From the head lake, the "Monsan River" flows on according to the following segments:
The Monsan River flows on the Northeast shore of Lake Monsan, which is crossed to the Southeast by the Maicasagi River. From there, it flows Southeast, Southwest, and West to the East shore of Maicasagi Lake. Then the current flows Southwest through the Max Passage into the Goéland Lake. The latter is crossed to the Northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.
The mouth of the Monsan River located at:
The term "Monsan" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Monsan River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission