Little Turcotte River

Little Turcotte
Harricana River basin in yellow
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Cochrane
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cochrane District, Ontario
• coordinates	49°06′52″N 79°28′37″W / 49.11444°N 79.47694°W / 49.11444; -79.47694
• elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Mouth	Turcotte River
• location	Cochrane District, Ontario
• coordinates	49°41′50″N 79°42′33″W / 49.69722°N 79.70917°W / 49.69722; -79.70917
• elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Length	13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Turgeon River

The Little Turcotte River is a tributary of the Turcotte River, flowing in the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada.

Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography

The main slopes waters of the "Little Turcotte River" are:

• North side: Detour River;
• East side: Turgeon River, Garneau River;
• South side: Turcotte River, Burntbush River, Kabika River, Chabbie River;
• West side: Turcotte River, Chabbie River, Burntbush River.

The "Little Turcotte River" originates at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (length: 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi); altitude: 304 metres (997 ft)) in the eastern part of the Cochrane District, in Ontario.

The mouth of the small head lake is located at:

• 13.9 kilometres (8.6 mi) west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec;
• 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) northwest of the mouth of the "Petite Rivière Turcotte" (confluence with the Turcotte River);
• 25.3 kilometres (15.7 mi) northwest of the mouth of the Turcotte River (confluence with the Turgeon River, in Quebec);
• 65.0 kilometres (40.4 mi) southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (in Quebec);
• 60.6 kilometres (37.7 mi) southeast of a southern bay of Kesagami Lake in Ontario.

From the mouth of the small head lake, the "Little Turcotte River" flows on 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) according to the following segments:

• 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) to the south, curving eastward to the mouth of the Little Turcotte Lake, which the current passes through on {convert|0.8|km};
• 7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi) to South-East by crossing a marsh zone at the beginning of this section.

The "Little Turcotte River" flows into a river bend on the northern shore of the Turcotte River. This confluence is located at:

• 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) east of the boundary between Quebec and Ontario;
• 14.0 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of the mouth of the Turcotte River (confluence with the Turgeon River);
• 67.5 kilometres (41.9 mi) southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River);
• 72.2 kilometres (44.9 mi) southeast of a southern bay of Kesagami Lake in Ontario.

Toponymy

The term "Turcotte" is a surname of family of French origin.

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References