Pauschikushish Ewiwach River

River in Quebec, Canada

Pauschikushish Ewiwach
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics

Source	Creek of marsh
• location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
• coordinates	50°35′16″N 77°20′45″W / 50.58778°N 77.34583°W / 50.58778; -77.34583
• elevation	289 m (948 ft)

Mouth	Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)
• location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
• coordinates	50°44′10″N 77°22′14″W / 50.73611°N 77.37056°W / 50.73611; -77.37056
• elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Length	74.8 km (46.5 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(from the mouth) Matawawskweyasi creek, Matawawaskweyau River, Kakaskutatakuch creek, Iskaskunikaw River.
• right	(from the mouth) Mitapeschiskau creek, Kapisaukanew creek.

The Pauschikushish River Ewiwach is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) in Regional County Municipality (RCM) 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 “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River” does not have a nearby access road; however, the northern route from Matagami passes 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of a curve of the “Pauschikushish Ewiwach 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 “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River” are:

North side: Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), Du Tast Lake;
East side: Enistustikweyach River, Evans Lake, Broadback River;
South side: Muskiki River, Nottaway River, Soscumica Lake;
West side: Dusaux Lake, Nottaway River, Davoust River.

The “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River” has its source of a stream (elevation: 289 metres (948 ft)) surrounded by marsh and located at:

3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-west of Lake Ouagama;
10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) south of Evans Lake;
20.0 kilometres (12.4 mi) south-east of the mouth of the “Pauschikushish Ewiwach River”;
34.2 kilometres (21.3 mi) southeast of the mouth of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James);
99 kilometres (62 mi) north of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" flows over 74.8 kilometres (46.5 mi) according to the following segments:

Upper course of the' Pauschikushish Ewiwach River (segment of 57.4 kilometres (35.7 mi))

13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) easterly to a creek (coming from the northeast);
21.0 kilometres (13.0 mi) westerly passing the north side of a mountain whose summit reaches 322 metres (1,056 ft), to the Iskaskunikaw River (coming from the South);
12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) northwesterly to the northeast of Kakusikuch Hill (elevation: 256 metres (840 ft)) to Kakuskwapiminakuch Creek (coming from the south);
10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) north across the Amikanan Rapids, then forming a hook to the east, to the confluence of the Matawawaskweyau River (coming from the west);

Lower section of the' Pauschikushish Ewiwach River (segment of 17.4 kilometres (10.8 mi))

4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) northeasterly in a marsh zone to Kapisaukanwe Creek (from the southeast);
3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeasterly in a marsh zone to Matawawskweyasi Creek (from the northwest);
6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) easterly forming a hook to the south to Mitapeschiskau Creek (coming from the northeast);
0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) north to the mouth of the river.

The "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" flows into a bay on the south shore of where the current flows north and east, where it flows into a bay west of Evans Lake.

The mouth of the "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" is located at:

25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) south-west of the mouth of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James);
48.9 kilometres (30.4 mi) Southwest of the mouth of Evans Lake
45.2 kilometres (28.1 mi) north of Lake Soscumica;
125.2 kilometres (77.8 mi) south-east of the mouth of the Broadback River;

North of downtown Matagami.

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, the toponym "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" means: "the river flowing from the small rapids".

The toponym "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec

References

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Atlas of Canada
Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
"Commission de toponymie du Québec (Quebec Geographic Names Board) - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Pauschikushish River Ewiwach"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-22.

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