The Utamikaneu River is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James), in Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

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.

This source is located at: From his source, the "Utamikaneu River" flows on 24.0 kilometres (14.9 mi) according to the following segments: The "Utamikaneu River" flows into the bottom of the West Bank Bay of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James).

The latter flows to the west shore of Evans Lake which is crossed to the North by the Broadback River.

The toponym "Utamikaneu River" was formalized on October 5, 1982 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec[3] Download coordinates as: