Capousacataca River

Capousacataca
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
Physical characteristics
SourceLeigne Lake
  locationSenneterre, La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
  coordinates48°40′06″N 76°09′33″W / 48.66833°N 76.15917°W / 48.66833; -76.15917
  elevation389 m (1,276 ft)
MouthMégiscane River
  location
Senneterre, La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
  coordinates
48°30′37″N 76°25′05″W / 48.51028°N 76.41806°W / 48.51028; -76.41806
  elevation
385 m (1,263 ft)
Length17.4 km (10.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lake Kanijokamacik
  • outlet of lake Tremblay
  • outlet of a set of lakes including Akokodjic and Palazo
  • outlet of lake Goulish.
  right
  • (upstream)
  • outlet of lake Nibiciwâbo
  • outlet of lake Nibomimakizin.

The Capousacataca River is a tributary of the Mégiscane River, flowing into the north-eastern part of Senneterre in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, Canada.

The course of the river successively crosses the townships of Charrette and Girouard.

The Capousacataca River runs entirely on forest land 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 the beginning of December to the end of April. The hydrographic slope of the Capousacataca River is served by the R0808 forest road that goes up this valley (first on the west side, then on the east side) to the south east of Charrette Lake, where the road is oriented towards the North -East.