Rivière-Mouchalagane, Quebec

Rivière-Mouchalagane is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality.

Rivière-Mouchalagane
Unorganized territory

Rivière-Mouchalagane
Location in Côte-Nord Region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 52°20′N 68°30′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMCaniapiscau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Total34,645.10 km2 (13,376.55 sq mi)
 • Land32,297.67 km2 (12,470.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 N/A
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways Route 389

The ghost town of Gagnon is located in the territory along Quebec Route 389 which also provides access to Fermont and Labrador City.

The eponymous Mouchalagane River has its source in Sommet and Itomamis Lakes, and flows for 132 kilometres (82 mi) to the south, after which it drains into the Manicouagan Reservoir. Before the formation of this reservoir, the river would flow into Lake Mouchalagane. This Innu name has been in use since at least the beginning of the 18th century and comes from ouragane, meaning "dish or bowl of bark", and moucha meaning "big". However, a toponym survey conducted in 1979 reported that the Innu name used to describe the lake was Mûshaualâkan, which means "to stretch out the nets to open waters".[4]

Demographics

The region has been completely uninhabited since at least 1991.[5]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 149768 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Rivière-Mouchalagane". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. "Rivière-Mouchalagane census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  4. "Rivière Mouchalagane" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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