Ojima River
| Ojima | |
|---|---|
Harricana River basin in yellow | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Swamp pond |
| • location | Rivière-Ojima, Quebec (territoire non organisé), Abitibi-Ouest (MRC), Quebec |
| • coordinates | 48°54′20″N 78°57′24″W / 48.90556°N 78.95667°W |
| • elevation | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Turgeon |
• location | Rivière-Ojima, Quebec (territoire non organise), Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec |
• coordinates | 48°59′06″N 79°59′00″W / 48.98500°N 79.98333°W |
• elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Savard branch, discharge of lake Kapukwacata. |
| • right | Deception creek |
The Ojima River is a tributary of Lake Turgeon, flowing in the township of Chazel, into the unorganized territory of Rivière-Ojima, Quebec and into the municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec, in the regional county municipality (RCM) of Abitibi-Ouest, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Temiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from the end of November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to mid-April.