The Mistassibi River is a river in central Quebec, Canada. It is long and has a drainage basin of . Its source is an area with unnamed lakes about east of Canso Bay of
Lake Albanel, eastern neighbor of
Lake Mistassini
Lake Mistassini () is the largest natural lake by surface area in the province of Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of approximately and a net area (water surface area only) of . It is located in the Jamésie region of the province, app ...
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The name ''Mistassibi'', only in use since the late 19th century, comes from the
Innu-aimun language, meaning "large river". Its alternate name used to be ''Rivière aux Foins'' (Hay River).
Just like the nearby
Mistassini River, the Mistassibi River runs in a north–south direction. It passes through Lac au Foin (Hay Lake) and among its tributaries are the aux Oiseaux, du Dépôt, and North-East Mistassibi Rivers. It drains into the Mistassini River at
Dolbeau-Mistassini
Dolbeau-Mistassini () is a town in northern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Riviere aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-Mistassini is in the Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality and ...
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The company Minashtuk Inc. operates a 12 MW
run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Mistassibi River since 2000.
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
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