Английская Википедия:Apica River
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Infobox river The Apica River is a freshwater tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Apica River flows through a narrow, steep valley. Visitors can admire the panorama from a rest area located a few kilometers north of the route 169 bridge over it. This river turns out to be the outlet of a series of small aligned lakes, located to the south, Lake Micoine constituting its head. At the end of the route, the Apica river flows at the foot of Apica mountain, culminating at Шаблон:Convert. The lake of the same name is located to the southwest of Mount-Apica; however, this lake is integrated into the watershed of the rivière aux Écorces.
The upper part of the Apica valley is accessible by the route 169 (route d'Iberville); other secondary forest roads have been developed in the sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities[1]Шаблон:,.[2]
Forestry is the primary economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Apica River is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March.
Geography
The Apica River intersects the route 169 connecting Quebec (city) to Lac Saint-Jean, halfway between Jacques-Cartier Lake and the northwest limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The main watersheds adjacent to the Apica River are:
- north side: Pikauba River, Félix stream, Damasse stream, Suzor Côté lake, Petite rivière Pikauba;
- east side: Pikauba River, Lac Godin, Petite rivière Pikauba, Cyriac River;
- south side: Mignault Lake, Madeleine Creek, Pikauba River, Rivière aux Écorces North-East;
- west side: Rivière aux Écorces, Lake Paris, Jacqueline Lake.[1]
The Apica River rises at the mouth of Lake Micoine (altitude: Шаблон:Convert). The mouth which is on the north shore of this head lake is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert south-west of a curve in the course of the Pikauba River;
- Шаблон:Convert east of the source of the rivière aux Canots;
- Шаблон:Convert north-east of rivière aux Écorces North-East;
- Шаблон:Convert south-west of route 169;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the confluence of the Apica river and the Pikauba River;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the confluence of the rivière aux Canots Est and the Rivière aux Canots.[1]
From the mouth of Lake Micoine, the course of the Apica River flows over Шаблон:Convert entirely in the forest zone, with a drop of Шаблон:Convert, according to the following segments :
- Шаблон:Convert north-west crossing Mitchell Lake (altitude: Шаблон:Convert) over its full length, up to its mouth. Note: Mitchell Lake is contiguous to Micoine Lake and has a bay extending Шаблон:Convert to the southeast on the west shore. A mountain (summit at Шаблон:Convert) is located on the east side; another mountain located on the peninsula forming the west bank rises to the summit at Шаблон:Convert; a third summit located south of Lac Mignault is Шаблон:Convert. A breakwater is built at the mouth on the northwest bank;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the north-west notably by crossing Lake Lemay (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) to its mouth. Note: About 90% of the area of this lake constitutes a marsh area;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west, to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of Lake Dagenay;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west, to the outlet (coming from the south-west) of Molson Lake;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the north, meandering, to the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Lac du Lédon;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the north by forming a loop towards the east by crossing the zone of the old village of Mont-Apica, until route 169;
- Шаблон:Convert north, to its mouth.[1]
The Apica river flows on the west bank of the Pikauba River. This confluence is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert north-east of route 169;
- Шаблон:Convert north of the village center of Mont-Apica;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west of the junction of route 169 and route 175;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the confluence of the Pikauba River and Kenogami Lake;
- Шаблон:Convert south-west of the confluence of the Chicoutimi River and the Saguenay River;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the shore of lac Saint-Jean.[1]
From the confluence of the Apica river with the Pikauba River, the current descends successively the Pikauba river on Шаблон:Convert to the northeast, then the current crosses the Kenogami Lake on Шаблон:Convert north-east to Barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on Шаблон:Convert to the east, then the northeast, and the course of the Saguenay River on Шаблон:Convert east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[1]
Toponymy
The Dictionary of Rivers and Lakes of the Province of Quebec (1914 and 1925) calls this stream "Upika River". The toponymic designation of this river appears under the spelling "Upica" on the map of the province of Quebec by Eugène Taché (1870), in Studies by Stanislas Drapeau on the developments of the colonization of Lower Canada (1863), and in an 1850 report from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, JH Price, with the spelling "Upika". The Innu term "upica" means "it is constricted" when speaking of a watercourse. This term could also mean "carrying strap", according to an interpretation known formerly. Long used, the name "Upica" was changed in 1961 to "Apica" as was the new designation "Mount Apica". This mountain then acquired a certain notoriety following the installation, nearby, of a radar station, today disused.[3]
The toponym "Apica river" was formalized on June 6, 1973, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
- Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
- Lac-Ministuk, a TNO
- Pikauba River
- Kenogami Lake
- Chicoutimi River
- Saguenay River
- St. Lawrence River
- List of rivers of Quebec
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Work: Names and places of Quebec, work of the Commission of toponymy of Quebec published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and in that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
