Roggan River
# Roggan River

The Roggan River is a tributary of the eastern shore of James Bay. This river runs westward in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

## Geography

The Roggan River is the penultimate river south of Louis XIV Point, which delineates James Bay and Hudson Bay; the mouth of the river is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Pointe Louis-XIV.

The Roggan River flows south and parallel to the Seal River; as well as north and parallel to the Piagochioui River.

Located near the locality of Kanaaupscow, Amichikukamaskach Lake (length: 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) by 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) wide) is the head lake of the Roggan River. This lake is located west of Robert-Bourassa Reservoir.

In its course towards the west (in the direction of James Bay, the Roggan River escapes to form several important lakes, including: Lorin (altitude: 190 metres (620 ft)), Pamigamachi (altitude: 168 metres (551 ft)) and Roggan (altitude: 165 metres (541 ft)).

The waters of the river will flow into an archipelago of islands on the northeast coast of James Bay in the hamlet of Roggan River.

South of the Roggan River, a chain of hills (height between 6 metres (20 ft) to 60 metres (200 ft)) with a complex relief stretches long north-west of the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir.

## Toponymy

A written source indicates that in 1828 this river was designated by the name of "Pishop Roggan". The spelling "Bishoproggin R.", later "Bishop Roggan River" (meaning "Bishop Roggan's River"), appears on Arrowsmith British North America's map (1822). According to J. Keith Fraser, in "Place Names of the Hudson Bay Region (1968)", the term "Bishoproggin" is an anglicization of the Cree words "pichipouian" or "peshipwaytok" which means "fish tank". However, no source shows a toponymic link with the country's clergy or religious history.

Locally, the Crees designate this watercourse "Amistustikwach", which means "three rivers".

The toponym “Rivière Roggan” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the foundation of this commission.

