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Little Turcotte River

Coordinates: 49°41′50″N 79°42′33″W / 49.69722°N 79.70917°W / 49.69722; -79.70917
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Little Turcotte
Harricana River basin in yellow
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCochrane District, Ontario
 • coordinates49°06′52″N 79°28′37″W / 49.11444°N 79.47694°W / 49.11444; -79.47694
 • elevation304 m (997 ft)
MouthTurcotte River
 • location
Cochrane District, Ontario
 • coordinates
49°41′50″N 79°42′33″W / 49.69722°N 79.70917°W / 49.69722; -79.70917
 • elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Length13.7 km (8.5 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightTurgeon River

The Little Turcotte River is a tributary of the Turcotte River, flowing in the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada.

Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography

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The main slopes waters of the "Little Turcotte River" are:

The "Little Turcotte River" originates at the mouth of a small unidentified lake (length: 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi); altitude: 304 metres (997 ft)) in the eastern part of the Cochrane District, in Ontario.

The mouth of the small head lake is located at:

From the mouth of the small head lake, the "Little Turcotte River" flows on 13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) to the south, curving eastward to the mouth of the Little Turcotte Lake, which the current passes through on {convert|0.8|km};
  • 7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi) to South-East by crossing a marsh zone at the beginning of this section.[2]

The "Little Turcotte River" flows into a river bend on the northern shore of the Turcotte River. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

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The term "Turcotte" is a surname of family of French origin.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Atlas of Canada
  2. ^ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.