Doda Lake | |
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Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) |
Coordinates | 49°24′04″N 75°11′40″W / 49.40111°N 75.19444°W |
Primary inflows | |
Primary outflows | Opawica River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 29.4 kilometres (18.3 mi) |
Max. width | 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) |
Surface area | 76 kilometres (47 mi) |
Surface elevation | 335 metres (1,099 ft) |
Doda Lake is a freshwater body of the southern part of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Doda Lake extends into the townships of Gradis, Machault, Du Guesglin and Royal.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second with a navigable body of water of 64.8 kilometres (40.3 mi), including Father Lake (on southeast) and Françoise Lake (on north-west). The latter is formed by an enlargement of the Opawica River and has a dam built at its mouth.
The Doda Lake hydrographic slope is accessible via the R1051 Forest Road from the North, then branches off to the east to serve the peninsula (extending eastward on the 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) separating the Father Lake and Doda Lake.
The surface of Doda Lake is generally frozen from early December November to mid-May, however safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.