Lac Mistassini

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Lac Mistassini is the largest natural lake in Quebec, Canada, known for its remote boreal setting and importance to Indigenous Cree communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
natural lake
basinCountry Canada
climateZone subarctic climate
continent North America
country Canada
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 373 metres
freezesDuring winter
governedBy Cree Nation of Mistissini (local authority over adjacent lands) NERFINISHED
hasEcosystemType boreal lake ecosystem
hasFauna brook trout
lake trout
northern pike NERFINISHED
walleye
hasHumanSettlementOnShore Mistissini NERFINISHED
hasIndigenousName Mistassini NERFINISHED
hasInflow Rivière Takwa NERFINISHED
Rivière Témiscamie NERFINISHED
Rivière du Chef
hasIsland Île Manitounuk NERFINISHED
Île du Portage NERFINISHED
hasOutflow Rivière Mistassini NERFINISHED
Rivière Rupert NERFINISHED
indigenousTerritoryOf Cree Nation NERFINISHED
isLargest largest natural lake in Quebec
knownFor importance to Cree communities
remote boreal setting
sport fishing
wilderness tourism
length approximately 160 kilometres
locatedIn Canadian Shield NERFINISHED
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James NERFINISHED
Mistassini River basin NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED
boreal forest
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Nord-du-Québec NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Mistissini, Quebec NERFINISHED
maximumDepth approximately 180 metres
nameLanguage Cree NERFINISHED
nameMeaning big rock
partOf James Bay drainage basin
surfaceArea approximately 2,335 square kilometres
traditionalTerritoryOf Cree of Mistissini NERFINISHED
usedFor recreational fishing
subsistence fishing
traditional hunting access
waterType freshwater
width approximately 19 kilometres

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Labrador Peninsula contains Lac Mistassini