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| Ouescapis Lake | |
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 Watershed of Broadback River | |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) (RCM) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: Unknown argument format Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function |
| Type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | Some forested creeks |
| Primary outflows | Outlet of lake Ouescapis |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 21.1 |
| Max. width | 3.3 |
| Surface area | 4.72 |
| Surface elevation | 279 |
Lake Ouescapis is a freshwater body of the Broadback River watershed in the Municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the Administrative Region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.
The hydrographic slope of Lake Ouescapis is accessible via the James Bay road (North-South direction) from Matagami, passing from the West of the lake.
The surface of lake Ouescapis is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
The toponym lake Ouescapis was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission.[2].
Notes and references
- ^ River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) by the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Lac Ouescapis".