Waswanipi | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Chibougamau River and Opawica River |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
• coordinates | 49°41′07″N 75°57′49″W / 49.68528°N 75.96361°W |
• elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Mouth | Matagami Lake |
• location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
• coordinates | 49°53′28″N 77°15′21″W / 49.89111°N 77.25583°W |
• elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Length | 139.4 km (86.6 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 31,900 km2 (12,300 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (from the mouth) Opaoca River (via Olga Lake (Waswanipi River)), Little Waswanipi River, Iserhoff River (via Lake Waswanipi), O'Sullivan River (via Lake Waswanipi), Bachelor River, Opawica River |
• right | (from the mouth) Chensagi River (via Maicasagi Lake), Maicasagi River (via Maicasagi Lake), Chibougamau River |
The Waswanipi River is a tributary of Matagami Lake. The Waswanipi River flows in the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.