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Pauschikushish Ewiwach River

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 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:

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

From its source, the "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" flows over according to the following segments:

Upper course of the' Pauschikushish Ewiwach River (segment of )

  • easterly to a creek (coming from the northeast);
  • westerly passing the north side of a mountain whose summit reaches , to the Iskaskunikaw River (coming from the South);
  • northwesterly to the northeast of Kakusikuch Hill (elevation: ) to Kakuskwapiminakuch Creek (coming from the south);
  • 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 )

  • northeasterly in a marsh zone to Kapisaukanwe Creek (from the southeast);
  • northeasterly in a marsh zone to Matawawskweyasi Creek (from the northwest);
  • easterly forming a hook to the south to Mitapeschiskau Creek (coming from the northeast);
  • north to the mouth of the river.

The "Pauschikushish Ewiwach River" flows into a bay on the south shore of [Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)] 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:

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

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