The Du Tast Lake is a freshwater body of the municipality of

Eeyou Istchee James Bay Eeyou Istchee James Bay (french: Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, cr, ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔅᒌ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᐯᐃ, italic=no ) is a local municipality in the (TE) in administrative region of . Located to the east of James Bay, Eeyou Istchee James Bay ...

, in the administrative region of

Nord-du-Québec Nord-du-Québec (; en, Northern Quebec) is the largest, but the least populous, of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. With nearly of land area, and very extensive lakes and rivers, it covers much of the Labrador Peninsula ...

, in the

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, at

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. The hydrographic slope of Lake Du Tast is accessible through the forest road to the North from

Matagami Matagami (, ) is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is located north of Amos, on Matagami Lake, at the northern terminus of Route 109 and the start of the James Bay Road (French: ''Route de la Baie James''). It is enclaved within the local mu ...

and passing west of the lake. The surface of the lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

This lake has a length of , a maximum width of and an altitude of . A peninsula connected to the East bank moves westward on , giving the lake the shape of a half

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open to the East. The lake has 13 small islands, the main one being Kauskwepikach Island. A strip of land of wide separates the "Lake Du Tast" and the

Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) The Lake Dana is a freshwater body of the territory of Baie-James, Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, at Canada. The Dana Lake H ...

. The "Lake Du Tast" receives on the Southwest side the waters of the Kauskatitineu River and some streams coming from the North-West. The Atikuschekw Marsh is located on the northwestern side of the northern part of "Lake Du Tast". Several marsh areas are located all around the lake. The mouth of "Lake Du Tast" is located at the bottom of a bay on the eastern shore of the northern part of the lake. This mouth is located at: * west of the mouth of

; * south-west of the mouth of Evans Lake; * east of the mouth of the

Broadback River The Broadback River (french: Rivière Broadback) (In Cree: ''Chistamiskau Sipi'') is a river in northern Quebec, Canada. It drains into Rupert Bay (a smaller bay at the south end of James Bay), just south of the Rupert River and Cree community Wask ...

(confluence with

James Bay James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...

); * north of downtown

. The "Du Tast Lake" discharge flows on winding eastwards into marsh areas to the north shore of

. This confluence with this latter lake is located at west of the mouth of Kaitupscheyau Creek. The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Du Tast are: *North side:

Rupert River The Rupert River is one of the largest rivers in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows west into Rupert Bay on James Bay. The Rupert drains an area of . There is some extremely larg ...

; *East side:

, Evans Lake,

; *South side:

Muskiki River The Muskiki River is a tributary of the Nottaway River (via Lake Soscumica, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, at Canada. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism ...

, Chabinoche River,

Enistustikweyach River The Enistustikweyach River is a tributary of Dana Lake (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James) in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec ...

; *West side: Colomb Lake,

Nottaway River The Nottaway River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river drains Lake Matagami and travels north-west before emptying into Rupert Bay at the south end of James Bay. Its drainage basin is and has a mean discharge of 1190 m³/s (1556 yd³/s). It ...

Toponymy

The toponym "lac du Tast" (French name) was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

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when it was created.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Place Names Bank - Place Name: "Lac Du Tast"
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Geography

Toponymy

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See also