Lac au Goéland

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Lac au Goéland
Geographical location Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Tributaries Rivière Waswanipi
Drain Rivière Waswanipi
Location close to the shore Matagami
Data
Coordinates 49 ° 48 ′  N , 76 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′  N , 76 ° 47 ′  W
Lac au Goéland (Québec)
Lac au Goéland
surface 251 km²
length 36 km
width 18 km

The Lac au Goéland ( French for "Seagulls") is a 251 km² lake in the regional county municipality of Jamésie (administrative region North-du-Québec ) in the Canadian province of Québec .

The lake is 40 km east of the city of Matagami . The lake is about 36 km long and up to 18 km wide. The Rivière Waswanipi flows through it from southeast to northwest. Upstream is Lac Waswanipi , while downstream is Lac Olga and Lac Matagami . The water of Lac Maicasagi to the southeast flows over the Passage Max to Lac au Goéland. The Lac au Goéland part of a large lake landscape that is drained from the Rivière Nottaway to James Bay .

Individual evidence

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