Bell River (Quebec)

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Course of the river Rivière Bell in the catchment area of Rivière Nottaway

The Rivière Bell flows through the administrative regions of Abitibi- Témiscamingue and Nord -du -Québec (Region Jamesie ) in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Geography

The river rises in the lakes Lac and Lac Tiblemont Pascalis in Abitibi. He turns to the north, one passes Senneterre and then takes the water of the creek Rivière Mégiscane on. Finally it flows after 240 km at the settlement Rivière- Bell and the location in the Matagami Lake Lac Matagami. Its effluent is the Rivière Nottaway, which flows to the James Bay. The Rivière Bell has a catchment area of ​​22,222 km ². There are countless rapids at its river. The large islands Canica and Bancroft are close to the river mouth. About the Rivière Bell is a bridge along the Route de la Baie James.

Important tributaries

Rivière Mégiscane

Toponymy

The river was named after the geologist Robert Bell (1841-1917), who sailed the river in 1896, named.