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The Deux Orignaux River is a tributary of the Obatogamau River, flowing into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James , in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river flows entirely into the canton of Dolomieu.

Deux Orignaux
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
SourceOrignaux Lake
  locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates49°51′49″N 75°19′47″W
  elevation337 m (1,106 ft)
MouthObatogamau River
  location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates
49°48′20″N 75°30′21″W
  elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)

The hydrographic slope of the "Deux Orignaux River" is accessible via route 113 which links Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau and passes to the south of the lake.

The surface of the "Deux Orignaux River" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however traffic Ice safety is usually from mid-November to mid-April.


Geography


The main hydrographic slopes near the "Deux Orignaux River" are:

The "Deux Orignaux River" has its source at the mouth of "Lac des Orignaux" (length: 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi); altitude: 337 metres (1,106 ft)); this lake extends into the Lamark and Dolomieu townships. Of elongated form in the North-South direction, except the "Bay of the Head of Heron" which is located in the South-West and is only at 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) in East of the Chibougamau River.

The mouth of "Lac des Orignaux" is located approximately in the middle of the lake on the East shore. This discharge is at:

From its source (mouth of "Lac des Orignaux"), the "Deux Orignaux River" flows over 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) according to the following segments:

The "Deux Orignaux River" flows into the bottom of a bay on the northeast shore of Society Lake, which flows through the South on 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the outlet; the latter lake pours into the Obatogamau River. From there, the current flows towards the West by taking the course of the Obatogamau River, then towards the Southwest by the Chibougamau River, to the east shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River). The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

Toponymy


The toponym "rivière des Deux Orignaux" (English: Two Mooses River) was formalized on September 11, 1987 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission[2]


References


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  1. Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  2. "Quebec Place Names Commission - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Rivière des Deux Orignaux"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

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