Lake Nemiscau (in French: ''Lac Nemiscau'') is a freshwater
lake
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. It is located in the municipality of
Eeyou Istchee James Bay
Eeyou Istchee James Bay (, ) is a local municipality in the (TE) in administrative region of . Located to the east of James Bay, Eeyou Istchee James Bay covers of land, making it the largest incorporated municipality in Canada — only eight ...
, which is in the administrative region of
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 north-western
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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. The lake Nemiscau is crossed by
Rupert River
The Rupert River is a river in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows west into Rupert Bay on James Bay. The Rupert drains an area of .
There is some extremely large whitewater on ...
.
The abandoned settlement of
Nemiscau is on the north shore, but in recent years,
Cree
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people have been re-establishing Nemiscau as a summer residence. The nearest village is the town of
Nemaska
Nemaska (, meaning ''underwater point,'' but commonly associated with the word ''namesiskâw'', meaning ''many fish''.) is a small Cree community located on the shores of Lake Champion, in Quebec, Canada. It is a small Cree village with a populat ...
, about northeast.
Geography
Lake Nemiscau is crossed by
Rupert River
The Rupert River is a river in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows west into Rupert Bay on James Bay. The Rupert drains an area of .
There is some extremely large whitewater on ...
coming from South and also fed by
Nemiscau River coming from East.
Toponymy
The place name Lake Nemiscau was formalized on December 2, 1982, by the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...
(English: Quebec Names Board).
Commission de toponymie du Québec (Names Board of Quebec) - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Lake Nemiscau"
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See also
* Rupert Bay
Rupert Bay is a large bay located on the south-east shore of James Bay, in Canada. Although the coast is part of the province of Quebec, the waters of the bay are under jurisdiction of the territory of Nunavut.
Geography
This bay has a width of ...
* 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 ...
References
External links
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Lakes of Nord-du-Québec
Cree