Boivin River


The Boivin River is a tributary of the Turgeon River, flowing in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The hydrographic slopes near the Boivin River are:
The Boivin River has its source in the southeastern part of the township of Perron. The river crosses this township in the north direction and part of the canton of Boivin, in the lower part of its course. In its northbound segment, this Quebec river flows parallel to the Ontario border at a distance of between and.
The upper part of the river has three branches that merge to the southwest of the village of Val-Paradis, Quebec:
From the confluence of the 3rd branch, the Boivin River flows to the north, to road 393. From this road, the Boivin River flows for in the forest zone, to its mouth which empties on the west bank of the Turgeon River. The Boivin River is the main tributary of Quebec's Turgeon River, which empties into the Harricana River; and it spills over the southern shores of James Bay, in Ontario. The Boivin River is the main Quebec tributary of Turgeon River.

Toponymy

The toponym "Boivin River" and the "township of Boivin" are interrelated. Located north-northwest of La Sarre, Quebec, the township of Boivin is bounded on the west by the provincial border of Quebec and Ontario. This toponym evokes the work of life of Georges-Henri Boivin, Member of Parliament for Shefford County at the House of Commons, at the Canadian Parliament, from 1911 to 1926. He practiced the office of Minister of Customs and Excise in 1925. The canton of Boivin was proclaimed in 1940.
The toponym Boivin River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.