Macho River

The Macho River is a tributary of the Mégiscane River, flowing in Quebec, Canada, in the territories of:

Eeyou Istchee James Bay (Municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec;
Senneterre, in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, where the course of the river crosses successively the cantons of Souart, Masères, Closse, Maricourt and Berthelot.

The Macho River flows entirely in forested territory north-east of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve and on the west side of Gouin Reservoir. Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-April. The course of this river has a difference in height of only five meters.

Toponymy

The toponym "Macho River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.