Chibougamau Lake

Chibougamau Lake is a freshwater body of the municipality of Chibougamau, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Chibougamau Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
Chibougamau Lake
LocationBaie-James
Coordinates49°50′08″N 74°13′47″W
TypeNatural
Primary inflowsBlondeau River, France River, Nepton River, Énard River
Primary outflowsChibougamau River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length35.0 kilometres (21.7 mi)
Max. width15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi)
Surface area206 kilometres (128 mi)
Surface elevation379 metres (1,243 ft)
SettlementsChibougamau

The surface of Chibougamau Lake 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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