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Utamikaneu
Broadback map.png
Watershed of Broadback River
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
Main source Utamikaneu Lake
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
262 m (860 ft)
50°52′17″N 77°34′56″W / 50.87139°N 77.58222°W / 50.87139; -77.58222
River mouth Broadback River
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
241 m (791 ft)
50°59′19″N 76°34′50″W / 50.98861°N 76.58056°W / 50.98861; -76.58056
Length 24.0 km (14.9 mi)

The Utamikaneu River is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), in Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

The hydrographic slope of the Utamikaneu River is served by the northern route from Matagami to 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) west of the source of the Utamikaneu River. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Utamikaneu River are:

The Utamikaneu River originates at the mouth of Utamikaneu Lake (length: altitude: 262 metres (860 ft)). This source is located at:

From his source, the "Utamikaneu River" flows on 24.0 kilometres (14.9 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) Southeast to a creek (coming from the southwest);
  • 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) Northeast to a creek (coming from the north);
  • 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) Easterly to its mouth.

The "Utamikaneu River" flows into the bottom of the West Bank Bay of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James). The latter flows to the west shore of Evans Lake which is crossed to the North by the Broadback River.

The mouth of the Utamikaneu River is located at:

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, this hydronym means the river of the cheek'.'

The toponym "Utamikaneu River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec

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