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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lac Mistassini canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.