Lake Matagami is a
lake
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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
Nord-du-Québec
Nord-du-Québec (; ) is the largest, but the least populous, of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada.
Spread over nearly 14 degrees of latitude, north of the 49th parallel, the region covers on the Labrador Peninsula, making ...
, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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. 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,
Bell
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,
Gouault, the
Canet 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
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from the 18th century to the 20th century by the
Hudson's Bay Company
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.
Toponymy
In Cree, "matagami" means "meeting of waters", in reference to the large rivers that join.
See also
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Nottaway River
The Nottaway River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river drains Lake Matagami and travels north-west before emptying into Rupert Bay at the south end of James Bay. Its drainage basin is and has a mean discharge of 1190 m3/s (1556 yd3/s). Its ...
, a watercourse
*
Gouault River, 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
The Waswanipi River is a tributary of Matagami Lake. The Waswanipi River flows in the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes adjacent ...
, a watercourse
*
Canet River, a watercourse
*
James Bay
James Bay (, ; ) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. It borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and is politically part of Nunavut. Its largest island is Akimiski Island.
Numerous waterways of the ...
*
Matagami, Quebec
Matagami (, ) is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is located north of Amos, on Matagami Lake, at the northern terminus of Route 109 and the start of the James Bay Road (French: ''Route de la Baie James''). It is enclaved within the local ...
Notes and references
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Lakes of Nord-du-Québec