Waswanipi River


The Waswanipi River is a tributary of Matagami Lake. The Waswanipi River flows in the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Waswanipi River are:
The river originates in the village of Waswanipi, in the canton of Ghent, at the junction of the Chibougamau and Opawica. This start of the Waswanipi River is located at southwest of Chapais and about southwest of Chibougamau. A bridge spans the river at the village of Waswanipi.
From its source, the course of the river flows over distributed as follows:
The mouth of the Waswanipi River is located at:

Toponymy

As early as XVIIIth century, the designation "Waswanipi" means a lake Waswanipi, two rivers and a Native American group. The river has already been referred to as "Olga River". A map of 1898 indicates "R. Waswanipi" for this watercourse. At the beginning of the XXth century, during a voyage of exploration in northern Quebec, geologist and land surveyor Henry O'Sullivan borrows this waterway.
The toponym Waswanipi River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.