title: Fabulet River
text: # Fabulet River
  
  The Fabulet River is a tributary of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
  
  This hydrographic slope does not have forest access roads. 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 neighboring hydrographic slopes are:
  
  * North side: Richerville River, Nottaway River;
  * East side: Richerville River, Nottaway River;
  * South side: Kitchigama River, Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
  * West side: Kitchigama River, Iroquois River (Nottaway River).
  
  The Fabulet River originates from an unidentified lake (length: 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi); altitude: 218 metres (715 ft)) located at:
  
  * 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) Southwest of the Nottaway River;
  * 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Fabulet River;
  * 27.3 kilometres (17.0 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
  * 78.3 kilometres (48.7 mi) South of the mouth of the Nottaway River;
  * 120 kilometres (75 mi) South of downtown Matagami
  
  From its source in the Township of Desmazures, the Fabulet River flows over 26.9 kilometres (16.7 mi) according to the following segments:
  
  * 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) southerly and westward across an unidentified lake (elevation: 214 metres (702 ft) to its mouth;
  * 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi) northwesterly to the South shore of Fabulet Lake;
  * 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) northwesterly across Lake Fabulet (elevation: 176 metres (577 ft)) on its full length;
  * 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) northwesterly, then southwesterly, to a stream (from the Southeast);
  * 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) northwesterly by collecting several streams to its mouth.
  
  The Fabulet River flows into a river bend on the eastern shore of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River). This confluence is located at:
  
  * 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Iroquois River (Nottaway River);
  * 60.2 kilometres (37.4 mi) Southeast of the mouth of the Nottaway River (confluence with Rupert Bay);
  * 135 kilometres (84 mi) Northwest of downtown Matagami;
  * 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) South of the Nottaway River.
  
  ## Toponymy
  
  The term "Fabulet" is a family name of French origin.
  
  The toponym "Fabulet River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission
  
  