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The Flapjack River is a tributary of the Mattawa Bay of the Southwest of Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the town of La Tuque, into the administrative area of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Flapjack
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
Physical characteristics
SourceGut Lake
  locationLa Tuque (Buies Township), Mauricie, Quebec
  coordinates48°05′27″N 75°25′45″W
  elevation439 m (1,440 ft)
MouthMattawa Bay
  location
La Tuque (Poisson Township), Mauricie, Quebec
  coordinates
48°20′54″N 75°22′42″W
  elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Length39.2 km (24.4 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left
  • (upstream)
  • Outlet of lake Pat;
  • outlet of lake Bazin;
  • outlet of lake Stanley;
  • outlet of lake Gawn.
  right
  • (upstream)
  • Outlet of "lake à la Pitoune » and « lake à Foisy »;
  • outlet of "Lake à Leclerc".

The Flapjack River flows successively into the townships of Buies, Provencher and Poisson. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

Forest Road R1009 intersects the lower Flapjack River watershed approximately one kilometre upstream of the mouth of the river. This road serves the western part of the Gouin Reservoir and connects to the Southeast to the R0404 Forest Road. Some secondary forest roads are in use nearby for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

The surface of the Flapjack River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice movement is generally from early December to late March.


Geography


The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Flapjack River are:

The Flapjack River originates at the mouth of a Gut Lake (length: 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi); altitude: 439 metres (1,440 ft)). The mouth of this head lake is located at:

From the mouth of the head lake, the Flapjack River flows over 39.2 kilometres (24.4 mi) according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Flapjack River is located at: South of the mouth of Mattawa Bay;

The mouth of the Flapjack River meets with Mattawa Bay. From there, the current flows over 164.9 kilometres (102.5 mi) until Gouin dam, according to the following segments:

From this dam, the current flows along the Saint-Maurice River to Trois-Rivières.

Toponymy


The term flapjack refers to a cake of British origin, resembling an energy bar. The main ingredients are: oat flakes, butter, brown sugar and golden syrup.

The toponym "Flapjack River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[5]


Notes and references


  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  3. River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  4. Measured distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada.
  5. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Flapjack River"

See also


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