Lake Bienville Explained

Lake Bienville
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Location:Rivière-Koksoak / Baie-James, Quebec
Coords:55.0792°N -72.8611°W[1]
Basin Countries:Canada
Area:1047km2
Elevation:426m (1,398feet)

Lake Bienville (French: link=no|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 km2.[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]

On 16 March 1981, an Air Inuit Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-FIRW, was damaged beyond repair when it broke through the frozen surface of the lake while taxiing for take-off on a cargo flight.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting - Eastern Snow Conference. 57, Part 2000. Eastern Snow Conference. 209.
  2. Book: Rivers and Lakes. 1965. 110.
  3. P Legendre, "Postglacial Dispersal of Freshwater Fishes in the Quebec Peninsula"
  4. Book: Arctic and Alpine Research. 78. 1996. Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research, University of Colorado. 77–79.
  5. Book: Georgetown University. United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Canadian North. 1956. Technical Assistant to Chief of Naval Operations for Polar Projects (OP-O3A3). 305.
  6. Book: Michael Posluns. Voices From the Odeyak. 1 September 1993. Dundurn. 978-1-4597-2088-6. 89.
  7. Book: Proceedings. 34, Part 1983. University of Alaska. 18.
  8. Book: Michael J. Caduto. Joseph Bruchac. Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children. registration. 1998. Fulcrum Publishing. 978-1-55591-387-8. 222.
  9. Book: International Social Science Journal. 54. 2002 . Unesco. 346.
  10. Web site: Accident Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) C-FIRW, . 2024-05-31 . aviation-safety.net.