Chiskal River


The Chiskal River is a tributary of the Bouleau River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Nipissis River, in the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The course of the Chiskal river generally descends towards the south-east, between the Petite rivière au Bouleau and the rivière au Bouleau.
The Chiskal River takes its source from an unidentified lake, in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Nipissis. This lake is mainly fed by the Chasse stream, the Lièvre stream and the Castor stream. The mouth of the head lake is located at the bottom of a narrow bay to the south-east of the lake, either at:
From the head lake, the course of the Chiskal river descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
Upper course of the Chiskal river
  • towards the south almost in a straight line, crossing 3 small lakes, then curving towards the south-east, until a bend in the river corresponding to the Zéphirin stream and Chisholm Creek ;
  • towards the south in an increasingly deep valley, curving towards the south-east at the end of the segment, until the discharge of a set lakes;
Lower course of the Chiskal river
  • towards the east at the foot of a long mountain cliff and forming a hook towards the south-east, until a bend in the river;
  • towards the south-east in a widened valley, forming several coils, and collecting the discharge of the rivière à Dupuis, until its mouth.
The Chiskal River flows into a bend on the west bank of the Birch River. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Chiskal river, the current descends the course of the Bouleau river on towards the south, to the north shore of the estuary of Saint Lawrence.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Chiskal" was made official on