The Mildred River is a tributary of La Trêve Lake, flowing in regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

Mildred
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceWiki Lake
 • locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
 • coordinates50°11′12″N 75°12′45″W / 50.18667°N 75.21250°W / 50.18667; -75.21250
 • elevation365 m (1,198 ft)
MouthLa Trêve Lake
 • location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Quebec
 • coordinates
49°58′04″N 75°33′13″W / 49.96778°N 75.55361°W / 49.96778; -75.55361
 • elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Length53.4 km (33.2 mi)[1]

The lower section of the Mildred River flows successively through the townships of Turgis, Julien, Lantagnac and Guettard.

The hydrographic slope of the Mildred River is accessible on road 113 linking Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau. This route passes South of the mouth of the Mildred River and passes South of La Trêve Lake and Inconnu Lake.

The surface of the Mildred River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

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The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Mildred River are:

The Mildred River rises at the mouth of a Wiki Lake (length: 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi); altitude: 365 metres (1,198 ft)). The mouth of this head lake is located at:

From Mildred River, the Mildred River flows over 53.4 kilometres (33.2 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) westerly in Turgis Township to a small bay on the Northeastern shore of Lake Turgis;
  • 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwesterly to the bottom of a bay southeast of Lac aux Quatre Cornices;
  • 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) to the west, crossing the Lake at Four Corners (length: 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi); altitude: 353 metres (1,158 ft));
  • 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) to the South, crossing at the end of the segment the "Lac des Petites Plages" (length: 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi); altitude: 342 metres (1,122 ft));
  • 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) southwesterly, then West crossing Lake Thomelet (length: 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi); altitude: 339 metres (1,112 ft)) at the end of the segment;
  • 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) southwesterly to the northeastern boundary of Mildred Lake;
  • 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwesterly, crossing Mildred Lake (elevation: 337 metres (1,106 ft)) on its full length;
  • 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) South to mouth.[2]

The "Mildred River" flows into a river bend on the Northeastern shore of the La Trêve River. From there, it flows Northwest to the Southeast bank of the Maicasagi River. The current flows westward to the East shore of Maicasagi Lake. Then the current flows southwesterly through the Max Passage into the Goéland Lake. The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake.

The mouth of the Mildred River located at:

Toponymy

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The toponym "Mildred River" was formalized 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". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. ^ Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  3. ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Banque de noms de lieux (Bank of places names) - Toponyme: "Rivière Mildred" (Mildred River)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

See also

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