Upaunan River

The Upaunan River is a tributary of the Enistustikweyach River in Regional County Municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of the Nord-du-Québec, in Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Upaunan River hydrographic slope has no access road nearby; however, the northern route from Matagami passes to west of the mouth of the Upaunan River. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Upaunan River are:

North side: Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), Du Tast Lake;
East side: Evans Lake, Broadback River;
South side: Enistustikweyach River, Iskaskunikaw River, Pauschikushish Ewiwach River, Chabinoche River, Soscumica Lake;
West side: Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), Pauschikushish Ewiwach River, Utamikaneu River.

The Upaunan River has its source of a stream surrounded by marshes and located at:

Southwest of Evans Lake;
Northeast of the mouth of the Upaunan River;
North of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Upaunan River" flows on according to the following segments:

northwesterly forming a northeasterly curve to a creek ;
southwesterly to the mouth of the river.

Toponymy

Of Cree origin, the toponym "Upaunan River" means: "the river of the camp of the pass".
The toponym "Upaunan River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec