Olga Lake

Olga Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
Olga Lake
Location	Baie-James
Coordinates	49°47′08″N 77°14′12″W / 49.78556°N 77.23667°W / 49.78556; -77.23667
Type	Natural
Primary inflows	Waswanipi River, Opaoca River
Primary outflows	Waswanipi River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi)
Max. width	18.8 kilometres (11.7 mi)
Surface area	106 kilometres (66 mi)
Surface elevation	256 metres (840 ft)

Olga Lake is a freshwater body crossed by the Waswanipi River and located in the southern part of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in administrative region of the Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Most of Olga Lake Olga surface is in Morris Township. Nevertheless, one bay upstream of the Waswanipi River extends into the township of Dussieux, and another bay stretches to the Southeast. While the southwestern portion of the lake extends into Pouchot Township (through Elizabeth Bay), Comporte Township and Lozeau Township.

Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. This lake is said to be one of two lakes in the region that contain an unidentified species of fish called yûtinamekw, meaning "windfish" in the local Cree language.^[1]

The Olga Lake hydrographic slope is accessible via the James Bay Highway coming from the southwest (from Matagami), then branches northward by cutting the Canet River at the north of Lake Olga. The surface of Olga Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.