Chibougamau River

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Chibougamau
Watershed of Nottaway River
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 / 49.90000; -74.24194
• 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 / 49.68694; -75.96222
• elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Length	200 km (120 mi)[1]
Basin size	1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(in upstream order) Obatogamau River Sprinler creek Loutre River
• right	(in upstream order) Renault creek Alouettes creek Providence creek Daladier creek Brock River (Chibougamau River) Opémisca River Leclerc creek Barlow River David creek

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.