Bell River (Quebec)

The Bell River is a tributary of the south shore of Lake Matagami, which flows into the Nottaway River, a tributary of Rupert Bay. The Bell River flows into the Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Eeyou Istchee Baie-James regions in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Bell River
Nottaway River's watershed
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Region
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Tiblemont
  locationSenneterre, Quebec, Abitibi-Temiscamingue
  coordinates48°13′59″N 77°19′15″W
  elevation309 m (1,014 ft)
MouthLake Matagami, Nottaway River
  location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec
  coordinates
49°48′46″N 77°39′19″W
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length230 km (140 mi)
Basin size22,222 km2 (8,580 sq mi)

The surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to mid-May. The Bell River runs through the Réserve de biodiversité projetée du Lac Taibi (translation: "Lake Taibi Proposed Biodiversity Reserve"), located between the confluence of the Baptiste River and the confluence of the Indians River (Bell River).

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