Ojima River


The Ojima River is a tributary of Lake Turgeon, flowing in the township of Chazel, into the unorganized territory of Rivière-Ojima, Quebec and into the municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Abitibi-Ouest, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Temiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes near the "Ojima River" are:
The "Ojima River" originates at the mouth of a pond in a marsh area located at:
From its source, the "Ojima River" flows over entirely in forest zone according to these segments:
  • northwesterly in Chazel Township, up to 6th and 7th East Range Road, that it cut at to the West from the village center of Saint-Eugène-de-Chazel;
  • towards the North-East by forming a loop towards the West where it crosses on the Eastern part of the municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec, and snaking at the end of the segment up to the mouth of the river.
The mouth of the "Ojima River" flows into a marsh area on the south shore of Lake Turgeon. This mouth of the river is located in the forest zone at:

Toponymy

The toponym "Ojijma River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission.