Bell River (Quebec)

The Bell River is a tributary of the south shore of Lake Matagami, which flows into the Nottaway River, a tributary of Rupert Bay. The Bell River flows into the Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Eeyou Istchee Baie-James regions in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
The surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to mid-May. The Bell River runs through the Réserve de biodiversité projetée du Lac Taibi, located between the confluence of the Baptiste River and the confluence of the Indians River (Bell River).

Geography

The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Bell River are:

North side: Lake Matagami;
East side: Olga Lake, lake Quevillon, Delestres River;
South side: Lake Mégiscane, Ottawa River, Lake Villebon, Lake Guéguen, Lake Tiblemont;
Western side: Laflamme River, Allard River, Bigniba River, Daniel River.

The Bell River originates in Abitibi, at the mouth of Lake Tiblemont. Lake Tiblemont receives its waters from the creek on the eastern side of Guillemette Creek and Valentin Creek; on the south side of the Louvicourt River; and the West of Lake Pascalis.
From the mouth of Lake Tiblemont, the Bell River runs on in the following segments:
Upper part of the Bell River
From the North to the CN railway bridge that spans the river at Senneterre;

to the North, across Lake Senneterre to its full length;
to the North, crossing the "Chenal de l'Épinette";
to the North, crossing Lake Parent (Abitibi) (length:

Toponymy

The Algonquins use the name "Nadowe Sibi", meaning "river of the Iroquois", to designate the Bell River.
This toponym would have been attributed by the geologist Robert Bell himself, when he visited this river in 1896.
The toponym "Bell River" was officially registered on 5 December 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.