Little Whale River
| Little Whale River Wâpamekustûss | |
|---|---|
The Little Whale is just north of the Great Whale River basin (in yellow) | |
| Native name | Petite rivière de la Baleine (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nunavik |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed |
| Mouth | Hudson Bay |
• location | Point Qilalugarsiuvik |
• coordinates | 56°00′15″N 76°47′00″W / 56.00417°N 76.78333°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 380 km (240 mi) |
| Basin size | 15,900 km2 (6,100 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 280 m3/s (9,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Boutin River |
The Little Whale River (French: Petite rivière de la Baleine; Cree: Wâpamekustûss) is a river in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. With an area of 15,900 square kilometres (6,100 sq mi), it is ranked as the 35th largest river basin in Quebec.
The Cree named a segment of the Little Whale River near its mouth as Wâpamekustus, which is similar to what Isbister noted in 1740. The Inuit call it Qilalugarsiuviup Kuunga, which means "river or place where beluga is hunted".
Its name has often been wrongly translated into French as Rivière de la Petite Baleine.