Poles River

River in Quebec, Canada

Poles

"Rivière des Pôles" (in French)

Watershed of Nottaway River

Location
Country| Canada
Province| Quebec
Region| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
Source| Unidentified lake
• location| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
• coordinates| 51°05′54″N 76°22′47″W﻿ / ﻿51.09833°N 76.37972°W﻿ / 51.09833; -76.37972
• elevation| 268 m (879 ft)
Mouth| Evans Lake

• location

| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec

• coordinates

| 51°01′08″N 76°37′35″W﻿ / ﻿51.01889°N 76.62639°W﻿ / 51.01889; -76.62639

• elevation

| 241 m (791 ft)
Length| 30.3 km (18.8 mi)[1]

The Poles River is a tributary of Evans Lake in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) in the area of the Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

The hydrographic slope of Pôles River is not served by a carriageway. The northern route from Matagami passes West of Evans Lake, which is 66.9 kilometres (41.6 mi) north-west of the mouth of the Pôles 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

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The main hydrographic slopes near the Pôles River are:

* North side: La Marte river, Nemiscau river;
* East side: Théodat Lake, Tésécau Lake;
* South side: Le Gardeur Lake, Salamandre River, Broadback River, Nipukatasi River;
* West side: Evans Lake, Rabbit Creek, Chabinoche River.

The Poles River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) altitude: 268 metres (879 ft)). This source is located at:

* 19.4 kilometres (12.1 mi) North of the mouth of the Pôles River;
* 34.3 kilometres (21.3 mi) North of the mouth of Evans Lake;
* 112 kilometres (70 mi) Northeast of Lake Soscumica;
* 174 kilometres (108 mi) East of the mouth of the Broadback River);
* 173 kilometres (107 mi) Northeast of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Rivière des Pôles" (English: Poles River) flows on 30.3 kilometres (18.8 mi) according to the following segments:

* 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwesterly in a marsh zone to the outlet of Lake Michisu (coming from the northwest);
* 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwesterly through marsh areas to the outlet of a lake (from the south);
* 11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi) westerly across marsh areas at the end of the segment to its mouth.[2]

The Poles River flows to the bottom of the northeast bay of Evans Lake, facing an island with a length of 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi). Evans Lake is crossed to the North by the Broadback River.

The mouth of the Pôles River is located at:

* 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Evans Lake (confluence with Broadback River);
* 94.8 kilometres (58.9 mi) Northeast of Soscumica Lake;
* 158.5 kilometres (98.5 mi) East of the mouth of the Broadback River;
* 156.9 kilometres (97.5 mi) North of downtown Matagami.

## Toponymy

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The toponym "Rivière des Pôles" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission[3]

## References

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1. ^ Atlas of Canada
2. ^ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet). Department of Natural Resources Canada.
3. ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière des Pôles"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.

## See also

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* James Bay
* Rupert Bay
* Broadback River, a watercourse
* Evans Lake, a body of water
* List of rivers of Quebec