13-426: Blondeau River may refer to: Blondeau River (Chibougamau Lake) , Quebec, Canada Blondeau River (Fraser River) , Quebec, Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
26-443: A maximum width of 18 kilometres (11 mi) and an altitude of 263 metres (863 ft). "Goéland Lake" is part of a large watershed with lakes Maicasagi (Northeast), Waswanipi (Southeast) and Olga (West). Goéland Lake has several peninsulas and 31 islands. The main bays are Ramsay Bay in the southwest and Lawrence Bay in the west. The Waswanipi River (tributary of Matagami Lake ) flows northwest to Goéland Lake. The Max Passage
39-643: Is a freshwater body of water crossed by the Waswanipi River and is located within Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) , within the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . The surface of "Lac au Goéland" extends into the cantons of Meulande, Dussieux, Bourbaux and Nignal. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. The hydrographic slope of "Lac au Goéland"
52-525: Is accessible via the James Bay road from the southwest ( Matagami ), then branches northwards by cutting the Canet River , located at Northwest of Goéland Lake. Forest roads serve the southern part of the lake. The surface of Goéland Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April. This lake has a length of 36 kilometres (22 mi),
65-613: Is the length of 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) and connects the Lake Maicasagi , located to the Northeast. This last lake is in turn fed by the Chensagi River (coming from the North). The mouth of "Lac au Goéland" is located at the bottom of a bay Northwest of the lake at: The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Goéland are: This body of water was designated "Kiashk Lake" or "Kiask Lake" by
78-572: The Cree Nation's Amerindians. Father Vaillancourt used the spelling Ch¯ - y¯asK, meaning "gull" because the islands served as refuges to several colonies of this bird swimmer and omnivore. In his Journal (1819), explorer James Clouston uses the name Cheaskquachiston Lake. Other explorers of the day will also use the Cheashquacheston Lake form. In his 1895-1896 exploration report, Robert Bell translates this name by Gull Lake. Henry O'Sullivan uses
91-568: The Southwest (except the large S of the upper part of the river) along the Chibougamau River to its confluence with the Opawica River . From this confluence, the current flows generally southwesterly through the Waswanipi River to the east shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River) . The latter is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River which is a tributary of Matagami Lake . Finally,
104-681: The current crosses this bay to the south, borrows the McKenzie Passage which is crossed by a road bridge, before crossing it to the Southwest Chibougamau Lake bypassing the Portage Island which bound to the north-east the Dorés Lake (Chibougamau River) . Chibougamau Lake is the main head lake of Chibougamau River . From the mouth of Chibougamau Lake , the current crosses Dorés Lake (Chibougamau River) , then generally descends to
117-634: The current flows along the Nottaway River and empties into Rupert Bay , south of the James Bay . The mouth of the Blondeau River located at: The toponym Blondeau River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec , i.e. at the foundation of this commission. Download coordinates as: Go%C3%A9land Lake (Waswanipi River) The Lac au Goéland (English: Gull Lake)
130-469: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blondeau_River&oldid=823343688 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blondeau River (Chibougamau Lake) The Blondeau River is a tributary of Chibougamau Lake (via McKenzie Bay), flowing entirely into
143-452: The mouth of lake Blondeau (length: 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi); altitude: 402 metres (1,319 ft)) in the township of Roy. This source is located at: From the mouth of Blondeau Lake, the Blondeau River flows over 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi), according to the following segments: The Blondeau River flows onto the north shore of McKenzie Bay (facing Marina Island) which is an extension to the northeast of Chibougamau Lake . From this mouth,
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#1733084881379156-484: The south side of Waconichi Lake and the Waconichi River . This last road comes from Chibougamau, going north-east to the south-eastern part of Mistassini Lake . The surface of the Blondeau River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April. The main hydrographic slopes near the "Blondeau River" are: The Blondeau River has its source at
169-465: The town of Chibougamau , in Jamésie , in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . The course of the river flows entirely in the canton of Roy. The hydrographic slope of the Blondeau River is accessible by the junction of a forest road (east–west direction) serving the north side of Chibougamau Lake ; the latter is connected to route 167 which also serves
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