Irene Lake is a freshwater body of the southeastern part of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in

Jamésie Jamésie () is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Nord-du-Québec, Canada. Its geographical code is 991 and together with Kativik TE and Eeyou Istchee TE it forms the administrative région and census division ( ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. This stretch of water extends in the canton of Rasles. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. The hydrographic slope of Lake Irene is accessible through the R1032 forest road (North-South direction) which passes on the west side of the lakes

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and Irene; in addition, this road crosses the

Irène River (Opawica River) The Irene River is a tributary of the Opawica River, flowing into the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses successively the ...

south of Irène Lake to merge south along route 212 which passes on the south side of the Irène River, connecting

Obedjiwan Obedjiwan (officially designated as Obedjiwan 28) is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Indian reserve, reserve and village on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw of Opi ...

La Tuque La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , i ...

. The surface of Irene Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

Toponymy

The toponym "lac Irene" was made official on December 5, 1968 by the

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, when it was created.Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of place names - Toponym: "Lac Irene"
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Toponymy

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