Saint Denys River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in Nunavik

Nunavik

Nunavik comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. Covering a land area of 443,684.71 km² north of the 55th parallel, it is the homeland of the Inuit of Quebec...

, Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. It originates on Lac Silvy at 54°34′50"N 76°10′50"W. It flows through Lac Marest, Lac Denys and many challenging rapids

Whitewater

Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's gradient increases enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white...

 until it joins Great Whale River

Great Whale River

The Great Whale River is a river in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It flows from Lac Saint-Luson through Lac Bienville west to Hudson Bay...

 at 55°8′50"N 77°22′34"W.

Northern (longer) branch of the river (unnamed on topographic maps) originates much more east, on Lac Dervilliers at 54°41′35"N 74°52′50"W, elevation

Elevation

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 328 m (1,076.1 ft).

Apart from local Inuit

Inuit

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 and Cree

Cree

The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...

, Saint Denys River was first explored in 1888 by Albert Peter Low

Albert Peter Low

Albert Peter Low was a Canadian geologist, explorer and athlete. His explorations of 1893–1895 were important in declaring Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic, and eventually defining the border between Quebec and Labrador....

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River is named after third century Christian martyr

Denis

Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after A.D. 250...

, the patron of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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Bonaventure Enterprises Inc. is doing extensive drilling

Mineral exploration

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 for K9 Uranium

Uranium

Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...

 on the north shore of Saint Denys River (2008).

See also

Saint Denys River Expedition 2002