Bignell Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Mauricie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unidentified Lake |
• location | La Tuque (Provancher Township), Mauricie, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°17′26″N 75°26′35″W / 48.29056°N 75.44306°W |
• elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
Mouth | Adolphe-Poisson Bay |
• location | La Tuque (Poisson Township), Mauricie, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°23′26″N 75°25′40″W / 48.39056°N 75.42778°W |
• elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
Length | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) [1] |
Bignell Creek is a tributary of the Adolphe-Poisson Bay located on the southwestern side of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Bignell stream flows successively into the Provancher and Poisson townships.
Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.
A secondary forest road will loosen the western part of the Bignell Creek valley. The route 404, connecting the village of Clova, Quebec to the South Bay of Bureau Lake (Gouin Reservoir) serves the south of Lac Duchamp and the West of Tessier Lake (Gouin Reservoir); this road connects to the south-east the route 400 which goes to Gouin Dam. Some secondary forest roads are in use at proximity to forestry and recreational tourism activities.
The surface of Bignell Brook is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.
Bignell Brook originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi); altitude: 424 metres (1,391 ft)) surrounded by marshes. The mouth of this head lake is located at:
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of Bignell Creek flows over 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) according to the following segments:
The mouth of Bignell Creek is located at:
The mouth of Bignell Creek joins the Adolphe-Poisson Bay. From there, the current flows over 135.2 kilometres (84.0 mi) until Gouin Dam, according to the following segments:
The term "Bignell" refers to a family name of English origin.
The toponym "ruisseau Bignell" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created. [5]