Turcotte River

The Turcotte River is a tributary of the Turgeon River flowing in Canada in:
 * Cochrane District, Northeastern Ontario;
 * Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the Township of Dieppe.

The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography
The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Turcotte River are:
 * North side: Little Turcotte River, Detour River;
 * East side: Turgeon River, Garneau River;
 * South side: Burntbush River, Kabika River;
 * West side: Chabie River, Burntbush River.

The Turcotte River originates at the mouth of Upper Turcotte Lake (length: 1.1 km; altitude: 311 m) in the eastern part of the Cochrane District, in Ontario.

The mouth of Upper Turcotte Lake is located at:
 * 20.4 km at west of the boundary between Ontario and Quebec;
 * 28.1 km at northwest of the mouth of the Turcotte River (confluence with the Turgeon River);
 * 55.7 km at southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (in Quebec);
 * 67.4 km at southeast of a southern bay of Kesagami Lake in Ontario.

From the mouth of the Upper Turcotte Lake, the Turcotte River runs on 51.1 km in the following segments:
 * 1.6 km southeast to a stream (coming from the north);
 * 9.8 km southwest to the western discharge of two unidentified lakes;
 * 2.8 km to the south-east by crossing marsh areas to the outlet of Lake Walford (coming from the Northeast);
 * 6.5 km southeast to the confluence of the Little Turcotte River (coming from the northwest);
 * 2.9 km southeasterly to the mouth of Lake Sigal (length: 1.1 km; altitude: 273 m) the current crosses eastward on 0.2 km the northern part;
 * 9.5 km northeast by collecting a creek (from the north), then the east, to a stream (coming from the northwest);
 * 5.6 km at southward by winding to the northern limit of the Township of Bradette;
 * 1.9 km southward in the Township of Bradette, to the discharge (coming from the northwest) of Lake Poulos;
 * 2.3 km at south to the boundary between Ontario and Quebec.

The Turcotte River flows to the northwest bank of the Turgeon River. This confluence is located at: southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River);
 * 1.0 km at east of the boundary between Quebec and Ontario;
 * 87.1 km at west of the center of the village of Joutel, Quebec, in Quebec;
 * 82.3 km at north of downtown La Sarre, Quebec, in Quebec.

Toponymy
The term "Turcotte" is a surname of family of French origin.

The name "Rivière Turcotte" was officialized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, or at the creation of this commission.