| Fabulet | |
|---|---|
 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 | 50°47′27″N 78°08′44″W / 50.79083°N 78.14556°W / 50.79083; -78.14556 |
| • elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Mouth | Iroquois River (Nottaway River) |
| • location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| • coordinates | 50°53′03″N 78°22′03″W / 50.88417°N 78.36750°W / 50.88417; -78.36750 |
| • elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Length | 26.9 km (16.7 mi) |
The Fabulet River is a tributary of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
This hydrographic slope does not have forest access roads. 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 neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
- North side: Richerville River, Nottaway River;
- East side: Richerville River, Nottaway River;
- South side: Kitchigama River, Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
- West side: Kitchigama River, Iroquois River (Nottaway River).
The Fabulet River originates from an unidentified lake (length: 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi); altitude: 218 metres (715 ft)) located at:
- 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) Southwest of the Nottaway River;
- 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Fabulet River;
- 27.3 kilometres (17.0 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
- 78.3 kilometres (48.7 mi) South of the mouth of the Nottaway River;
- 120 kilometres (75 mi) South of downtown Matagami
From its source in the Township of Desmazures, the Fabulet River flows over 26.9 kilometres (16.7 mi) according to the following segments:
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) southerly and westward across an unidentified lake (elevation: 214 metres (702 ft) to its mouth;
- 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) northwesterly to the South shore of Fabulet Lake;
- 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) northwesterly across Lake Fabulet (elevation: 176 metres (577 ft)) on its full length;
- 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) northwesterly, then southwesterly, to a stream (from the Southeast);
- 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) northwesterly by collecting several streams to its mouth.
The Fabulet River flows into a river bend on the eastern shore of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River). This confluence is located at:
- 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
- 60.2 kilometres (37.4 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River (confluence with Rupert Bay);
- 135 kilometres (84 mi) Northwest of downtown Matagami;
- 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) South of the Nottaway River.
Toponymy
The term "Fabulet" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Fabulet River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission
References
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as:
- "Atlas of Canada". Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Ministry of Natural Resources Canada.
- "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of places names - Toponym: "Fabulet River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-11.