Kakospictikweak River
The Kakospictikweak River is a tributary of the North Shore of Gouin Reservoir, sinking in Quebec, Canada in the
administrative region of Mauricie of:
- Nord-du-Québec: Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), townships of Pfister;
- Mauricie: territory of the town of La Tuque: townships of Balete and Mathieu.
part of the Gouin Reservoir; it connects the village of Parent, Quebec and the village Wemotaci, Quebec which is located west of La Tuque. Some forest roads serve the upper part of this valley.
The surface of the Kakospictikweak River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to
the end of March.
Geography
The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Kakospictikweak River are:- north side: Compton Lake, Nemegousse Lake, Cawcot River, Caopatina Lake;
- east side: Dubois Lake, Normandin Lake (Normandin River), Normandin River, Buade Lake (Normandin River);
- south side: Gouin reservoir;
- west side: Mathieu River, Toussaint River, Baptiste Lake, Larouche Lake, De La Rencontre Creek, Pascagama River.
- west of a mountain peak ;
- north of the mouth of the Kakospictikweak River ;
- north of the village center of Obedjiwan, Quebec ;
- northwest of the dam at the mouth of the Gouin Reservoir ;
- north-east of the village center of Wemotaci, Quebec;
- north-west of downtown La Tuque.
Upper course of the Kakospictikweak River
- north-east, crossing a small unidentified lake on, up to its mouth;
- northeasterly, then southwesterly, skirting a mountain whose summit reaches and crossing a full length unidentified lake, to its mouth;
- to the South-West including crossing a full length unidentified lake, to its mouth;
- to the southwest, to the eastern limit of Balete. Note: This limit also corresponds to the boundary between the town of La Tuque and Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality);
- southwesterly in Balete Township, including crossing Wawackeciw Lake on, to its mouth;
- southerly passing on the east side of Baptiste Lake and crossing Piresiw Lake, until its confluence which corresponds to the limit of the cantons of Balete and Mathieu. Note: Piresiw Lake receives the Kanimepiriskak Lake outlet on the west side;
- southeasterly by cutting a forest road to the confluence of the Pokotciminikew River which drains five mountain lakes upstream;
- southerly collecting the outlet of Kikikwapiskok Lake to the north shore of Kaatcipekinikatek Lake;
- southerly across Kaatcipekinikatek Lake along its entire length to the northern boundary of Mathieu Township. Note: this lake receives on the east side the discharge of the "Froid lake";
- southwesterly, crossing over the Natowew Lake to the road bridge of route 212 in the Seskatciwan Zone;
- south forming a hook to the east, to the confluence of the Kakospictikweak River with the Gouin Reservoir.
- northwest of Gouin Dam;
- north-east of the village center of Obedjiwan, Quebec;
- northwest of the village center of Wemotaci, Quebec;
- north-west of downtown La Tuque;
- northwest of the mouth of the Saint-Maurice River.
Reservoir; this bay is barred on the east side by a peninsula stretching southward on and on the west side by an advanced land to a strait separating it from a large deformed island with a length of. From the mouth of this bay, the current flows south-easterly across the Gouin
reservoir to the southeast, skirting several islands and passing through the Kikendatch Bay, up to the Gouin dam. From there, the current flows along the Saint-Maurice River to Trois-Rivières, where it flows into the St. Lawrence River.