Rivière Rupert
E904897
Rivière Rupert is a major river in northern Quebec, Canada, known for its extensive watershed, historical importance to Indigenous communities and the fur trade, and large-scale hydroelectric developments.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Cree of Eeyou Istchee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor | Cree Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | James Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
historical fur trade
ⓘ
hydroelectric power production ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | impact of hydroelectric diversion ⓘ |
| flowsInto | James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
boreal forest
ⓘ
taiga zone ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction | Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Rupert Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricDevelopment | Rupert River diversion project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRapids | multiple major rapids ⓘ |
| hasWatershed | Rupert River watershed ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Indigenous travel route
ⓘ
fur trade route ⓘ |
| hydroelectricComplex | La Grande complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydroelectricDeveloper | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hydroelectric projects
ⓘ
importance to Indigenous communities ⓘ large watershed ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Rupert River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 600 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Quebec ⓘ |
| majorTributaryOf | James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth |
Baie James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigability | partially navigable by canoe ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nord-du-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | central Quebec ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Laurentian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfAgreement | Paix des Braves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalUse |
hunting access route
ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ trapping route ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Cree communities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| waterDiversionTo |
Eastmain River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Grande River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watershedArea | approximately 43,400 square kilometres ⓘ |
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