Nottaway River

Nottaway
Nottaway River basin in yellow
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Jamésie
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Matagami
• location	Matagami
• coordinates	50°03′00″N 77°28′10″W / 50.05000°N 77.46944°W / 50.05000; -77.46944
Mouth	Rupert Bay off James Bay
• location	About 17 km SW of Waskaganish
• coordinates	51°23′30″N 78°48′00″W / 51.39167°N 78.80000°W / 51.39167; -78.80000
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	200.2 km (124.4 mi)
Basin size	65,800 km2 (25,400 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	1,190 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(upstream from the mouth) Kitchigama River Iroquois River (rivière des Iroquois) Richerville River Kawayuyamiskupau Creek Matawayuapiskau Creek discharge of lakes Mistatikamekw and Kapapakwasu Deux Lacs River Natchiowatchouan River
• right	(upstream from the mouth) Davoust River Nestipuku Creek Kouskatistin Creek discharge of lake Dusaux Muskiki River

The Nottaway River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river drains Lake Matagami and travels 225 kilometers (140 mi) north-west before emptying into Rupert Bay at the south end of James Bay. Its drainage basin is 65,800 square kilometers (25,400 sq mi) and has a mean discharge of 1190 m³/s (1556 yd³/s). Its source is the head of the Mégiscane River, which is 776 kilometers (482 mi) from the mouth.^[1]

Significant lakes along its course are Soscumica Lake (50°15′N 77°27′W / 50.250°N 77.450°W / 50.250; -77.450) and Dusaux Lake (50°45′00″N 77°53′30″W / 50.75000°N 77.89167°W / 50.75000; -77.89167).

The Nottaway, together with the Broadback and Rupert Rivers, was initially considered to be dammed and developed as part of the James Bay Project. But in 1972 hydro-electric development began on the more northerly La Grande and Eastmain Rivers, and the NBR Project was shelved. With the decision to divert the Rupert River to the La Grande, it is not likely that the Nottaway will be developed in the foreseeable future.