Broadback River
Tupatukasi Waterfall
Catchment area of the Rivière Broad Back in yellow
The Broad back Rivière (English Broad Back River ) is a river in northern Quebec, Canada.
It flows into the Rupert Bay ( a small bay at the southern end of James Bay), a short distance south of the Rupert estuary and there neighborhood of Frankfurt Cree settlement Waskaganish. The largest lake on the river of Broad back is the Lac Evans.
The Rivière Broad back - along with the Rivière Nottaway and the Rivière Rupert - were originally intended for hydraulic engineering development and its redirection as part of the James Bay hydroelectric project. In 1972, however, the realization of this hydro-electric project began further north along the rivers La Grande Rivière and Rivière Eastmain, is so far diverted from the NBR project called only the Rupert.
The river is a popular canoeing river and is ideal for multi-day tours. About the Rivière Broad back a bridge along the Route de la Baie James.
Inflows
Since the Broad back is relatively close to the northern edge of its catchment area, flow to most of the main tributaries of the left. Important tributaries in the downstream direction are:
- Rivière Châtillon
- Rivière Assinica
- Rivière coigne (right)
- Rivière Nipukatasi
- Rivière Salamander
- Rivière Ouasouagami
- Rivière Colomb
- Rivière Kaminahikuschit
- Rivière Natouacamisie
- Rivière Machisipi
- Rivière Lepallier