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Chibougamau | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Nord-du-Québec |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Chibougamau Lake |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James |
• coordinates | 49°54′00″N 74°14′31″W / 49.90000°N 74.24194°W |
• elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Waswanipi |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James |
• coordinates | 49°41′13″N 75°57′44″W / 49.68694°N 75.96222°W |
• elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Length | 200 km (120 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
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The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: Roy, McKenzie, O'Balski, Hauy, Scott, Barlow, Mckenzie, Blainlock, McKenzie, Barlow, Cuvier, Opemisca, Lamarck, Guettard, Saussure, Ribourde, Ronciere, Ribourde, Krieghoff and Gand.
The surface of the Iserhoff North River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is usually from mid-November to mid-April.