Upaunan River

The Upaunan River is a tributary of the Enistustikweyach River in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of the Nord-du-Québec, in Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

The Upaunan River hydrographic slope has no access road nearby; however, the northern route from Matagami passes to 26.3 km west of the mouth of the Upaunan River. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the Upaunan River are: The Upaunan River has its source of a stream (elevation: 269 m) surrounded by marshes and located at:
 * North side: Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), Du Tast Lake;
 * East side: Evans Lake, Broadback River;
 * South side: Enistustikweyach River, Iskaskunikaw River, Pauschikushish Ewiwach River, Chabinoche River, Soscumica Lake;
 * West side: Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), Pauschikushish Ewiwach River, Utamikaneu River.
 * 1.6 km Southwest of Evans Lake;
 * 8.3 km Northeast of the mouth of the Upaunan River;
 * 124 km North of downtown Matagami.

From its source, the "Upaunan River" flows on 17.1 km according to the following segments:
 * 10.2 km northwesterly forming a northeasterly curve to a creek (from the Northeast);
 * 6.9 km southwesterly to the mouth of the river.

Toponymy
Of Cree origin, the toponym "Upaunan River" means: "the river of the camp of the pass".

The toponym "Upaunan River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec