Lake Matagami is a
lake in
Jamésie, in
Nord-du-Québec, in
Quebec, in
Canada. It is located just north-northeast of the town of
Matagami.
Geography
Located in a marshy area of northern Quebec, the lake created by the meeting of the rivers
Allard Allard may refer to:
* Allard (surname), people with the surname Allard
* Allard Motor Company
* Allard River, river in Quebec
* Allard, Edmonton
* Peter A. Allard School of Law, the law school of the University of British Columbia
Given name
* ...
,
Bell,
Gouault, the
Canet Canet or Cannet may refer to:
Places:
Several ''communes'' in France:
* Canet, Aude, in the Aude ''département''
* Canet, Hérault, in the Hérault ''département''
* Canet-de-Salars, in the Aveyron ''département''
* Canet-en-Roussillon, in the ...
and
Waswanipi. This lake is about wide, with a length of and an area of .
History
Matagami Lake has long been used as a transportation route in the
fur trade
The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the mos ...
from the 18th century to the 20th century by the
Hudson's Bay Company.
Toponymy
In Cree, "matagami" means "meeting of waters", in reference to the large rivers that join.
See also
*
Nottaway River, a watercourse
*
Gouault River
The Gouault River is a tributary of the west shore of Matagami Lake which empties into the Nottaway River via Soscumica Lake. The Gouault River flows in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of N ...
, a watercourse
*
Allard River
The Allard River is a tributary of the West shore of Lake Matagami which empties into the Nottaway River. The Allard River flows in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) in the Nord-du-Québec administrative region, in Quebec, ...
, a watercourse
*
Bell River, a watercourse
*
Waswanipi River, a watercourse
*
Canet River, a watercourse
*
James Bay
*
Matagami, Quebec
Notes and references
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Lakes of Nord-du-Québec