Chensagi River

The Chensagi River is a tributary of Maicasagi Lake, in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region from Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.

Chensagi
Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality)
Physical characteristics
SourceDe la Pinède Grise Lake
  locationEeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates50°19′27″N 76°12′46″W
  elevation332 m (1,089 ft)
MouthMaicasagi Lake
  location
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
  coordinates
50°01′26″N 76°43′30″W
  elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Length99.1 km (61.6 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftChensagi River East
  right(from the mouth) Frédérique creek, Chensagi River West

The lower course of the river successively crosses the townships of Dambourges and Grandfontaine.

The Chensagi River watershed is served by the northern route from Matagami to 29.3 kilometres (18.2 mi) west of the mouth of the Chensagi River. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

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