Wapous | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unidentified Lake |
• location | La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°45′12″N 74°15′21″W / 48.75333°N 74.25583°W |
• elevation | 526 m (1,726 ft) |
Mouth | Gouin Reservoir (lac Déziel) |
• location | La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°34′55″N 74°22′15″W / 48.58194°N 74.37083°W |
• elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
Length | 31.6 km (19.6 mi) [1] |
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The Wapous River is a tributary of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Wapous River flows in the townships of Lindsay, Berlinguet, and Déziel, almost at the north-eastern limit of the territory of La Tuque and near the boundary of the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.
A forest road branch serves the upper part of this watercourse. This road branch connects with route 212 which bypasses the Gouin Reservoir by the north-east and connects the village of Obedjiwan, Quebec and La Tuque.
The surface of the Wapous River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.
The Wapous River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) altitude: 526 metres (1,726 ft)). The mouth of this head lake is located at:
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the Wapous River flows over 31.6 kilometres (19.6 mi) according to the following segments:
The confluence of the "Wapous River" with the Normandin River is located at:
Formerly, this watercourse has been designated "Black Castor River".
The toponym "Wapous River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created. [4]