The Chiskal River is a tributary of the Bouleau River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Nipissis River, in the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
| Chiskal River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Regional County Municipality | Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unidentified lake |
| • location | Rivière-Nipissis |
| • coordinates | 50°44′18″N 65°38′56″W |
| • elevation | 681 m |
| Mouth | Bouleau River |
• location | Rivière-Nipissis |
• coordinates | 50°28′59″N 65°32′55″W |
• elevation | 246 m |
| Length | 31.3 km (19.4 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) discharge of a lake, six streams, Zéphirin stream, Chisholm stream, discharge of a set of lakes, discharge of a lake, discharge of a set of lakes (via the lake ?), discharge of a set of lakes (via the lake ?). |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) Rivière à Dupuis, discharge from a mountain lake, discharge from a mountain lake, discharge (coming from the west), 4 streams, 5 streams. |
The course of the Chiskal river generally descends towards the south-east, between the Petite rivière au Bouleau (located on the west side) and the rivière au Bouleau (located on the east side).
The Chiskal River takes its source from an unidentified lake (length: 0.6 km (0.37 mi); altitude: 681 m (2,234 ft)), in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Nipissis. This lake is mainly fed by the Chasse stream, the Lièvre stream and the Castor stream. The mouth of the head lake is located at the bottom of a narrow bay to the south-east of the lake, either at:
From the head lake, the course of the Chiskal river descends on 31.3 km (19.4 mi), with a drop of 395 m (1,296 ft), according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Chiskal river (segment of 18.2 km (11.3 mi))
Lower course of the Chiskal river (segment of 13.1 km (8.1 mi))
The Chiskal River flows into a bend on the west bank of the Birch River. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Chiskal river, the current descends the course of the Bouleau river on 39.1 km (24.3 mi) towards the south, to the north shore of the estuary of Saint Lawrence.[1]
The toponym "rivière Chiskal" was made official on {December 5, 1968.[2]
Characteristics extracted from of the geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation
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