Lake Bienville (french: Lac Bienville; cr, apišikamîš) is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in western central
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
in
Canada
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. The lake was named after
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the younger brother of
Sieur d'Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...
. The lake has several outlets, draining both east into Ungava Bay and west into Little Whale River, and into
Great Whale River
The Great Whale River () is a river in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It flows from Lac Saint-Luson through Lac Bienville west to Hudson Bay. While lower section of the river (after Lac Bienville) has very powerful current, with many waterfalls (up t ...
, which flows through this lake on its way to
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...
.
Lake Bienville is on the southern edge of the subarctic climate zone. The lake has an area of 1015 km.
2.
Freshwater seals have been reported living in the lake,
and wood caribou roam around its shores.
A proposed hydroelectric project, James Bay II, would result in the flooding of the land around the lake.
References
External links
"Lac Bienville".''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.
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Lakes of Nord-du-Québec