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:
- south of the boundary between Labrador and Quebec;
- east of a bay in Lake Nipisso;
- northwest of the mouth of the Chiskal River;
- northeast of downtown Sept-Îles.
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;
- 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.
- south-west of the center of the village of Havre-Saint-Pierre;
- west of the center of the village of Rivière-au-Tonnerre;
- northeast of downtown Sept-Îles.