Lake Bienville
Lake Bienville is located in Quebec
Lake Bienville
Lake Bienville
LocationRivière-Koksoak / Baie-James, Quebec
Coordinates55°04′45″N 72°51′40″W / 55.07917°N 72.86111°W / 55.07917; -72.86111[1]
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area1,047 km2 (404 sq mi)
Surface elevation426 m (1,398 ft)

Lake Bienville (French: Lac Bienville; Cree: apišikamîš) is a lake in western central Quebec in Canada. The lake was named after Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the younger brother of Sieur d'Iberville. The lake has several outlets, draining both east into Ungava Bay and west into Little Whale River, and into Great Whale River, which flows through this lake on its way to Hudson Bay.[2][3]

Lake Bienville is on the southern edge of the subarctic climate zone.[4] The lake has an area of 1015 km.2.[5] Freshwater seals have been reported living in the lake,[6] and wood caribou roam around its shores.[7]

A proposed hydroelectric project, James Bay II, would result in the flooding of the land around the lake.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting - Eastern Snow Conference. Vol. 57, Part 2000. Eastern Snow Conference. p. 209.
  2. ↑ Rivers and Lakes. 1965. p. 110.
  3. ↑ P Legendre, "Postglacial Dispersal of Freshwater Fishes in the Quebec Peninsula"]. Canadian Journal of Fishery and Aquatic Science, Volume 41, page 1800, 1984.
  4. ↑ Arctic and Alpine Research. Vol. 78. Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research, University of Colorado. 1996. pp. 77–79.
  5. ↑ Georgetown University; United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (1956). Canadian North. Technical Assistant to Chief of Naval Operations for Polar Projects (OP-O3A3). p. 305.
  6. ↑ Michael Posluns (1 September 1993). Voices From the Odeyak. Dundurn. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4597-2088-6.
  7. ↑ Proceedings. Vol. 34, Part 1983. University of Alaska. p. 18.
  8. ↑ Michael J. Caduto; Joseph Bruchac (1998). Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-55591-387-8.
  9. ↑ International Social Science Journal. Vol. 54. Unesco. 2002. p. 346.
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