Kekek River
watercourse in Quebec, Canada
The Kekek River is a tributary of the Mégiscane River, flowing into the Senneterre area of La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, within the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in Quebec, Canada.
The Kekek River is located north of zec Festubert and south-west of Gouin Reservoir.
The Kekek River flows entirely through forest land. Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; with recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the river is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
The term "Kekek" is of Algonquin origin. His three k letter, forming a palindrome, is similar in pronunciation to the province of Quebec. This designation was indicated in its geographical exploration of 1906 by Eugène Rouillard in the form Kekeksipi, Kekek, Sparrowhawk and sipi, river.
The toponym "Kekek River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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