Chibougamau River

Chibougamau
Chibougamau
	Watershed of Nottaway River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
Physical characteristics
Source	Chibougamau Lake
• location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
• coordinates	49°54′00″N 74°14′31″W
• elevation	379 m (1,243 ft)
Mouth	Lake Waswanipi
• location	Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
• coordinates	49°41′13″N 75°57′44″W
• elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Length	200 km (120 mi)
Basin size	1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	(in upstream order); Obatogamau River; Sprinler creek; Loutre River;
• right	(in upstream order); Renault creek; Alouettes creek; Providence creek; Daladier creek; Brock River (Chibougamau River); Opémisca River; Leclerc creek; Barlow River; David creek;

The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.

From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: Roy, McKenzie, O'Balski, Hauy, Scott, Barlow, Mckenzie, Blainlock, McKenzie, Barlow, Cuvier, Opemisca, Lamarck, Guettard, Saussure, Ribourde, Ronciere, Ribourde, Krieghoff and Gand.

The surface of the Iserhoff North River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is usually from mid-November to mid-April.

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