Lac Chibougamau

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Lac Chibougamau
Geographical location Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Drain to the Lac aux Dorés
Location close to the shore Chibougamau
Data
Coordinates 49 ° 50 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′  N , 74 ° 14 ′  W
Lac Chibougamau (Québec)
Lac Chibougamau
surface 206 km²
length 35 km

The Lac Chibougamau is a lake in the regional county municipality Jamesie (Administrative Region Nord-du-Québec ) of the Canadian province of Quebec .

It is located 12 km southeast of the city of the same name and 185 km northwest of Lac Saint-Jean . The lake is 35 km long and has an area of ​​206 km². The lake's water flows over a short drain into the neighboring Lac aux Dorés to the west . This is separated from Lac Chibougamau by a long, narrow headland, the peninsule Gouin . The entire lake system is drained by the Rivière Chibougamau .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Chibougamau