The Lake Dana is a freshwater body of the territory of

Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality) 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 Ba ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, at

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. The Dana Lake Hydrographic watershed is accessible via the forest road to the north from Matagami passing at to the 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 with two parts, a maximum width of in the southern part and an altitude of . Kapunamisi Point advances Northeast on , separating the lake into two parts. The northern part is crescent-shaped and has a navigable length of including the bay of the Utamikaneu River. It receives on the West side the waters of the Utamikaneu River and on the North side the discharge of

Du Tast Lake The Du Tast Lake is a freshwater body of the municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, at Canada. The hydrographic slope of Lake Du Tast is accessible through the forest r ...

. The northern part of the lake includes Wapushunikw Peninsula, Kaupakameyach Point and Chipikamikw Point. The southern part (length: ) of the lake receives the waters of the auschikushish Ewiwach River the

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 ...

and the Upaunan River. These last two rivers flow into Kapichiwashahach Bay. The Mitapeschikaw hill is located west of the southern part of the lake and the Epaschipich hill to the East. Lake Dana has many bays and peninsulas. The two parts of the lake are interconnected by a strait with a length of and whose width varies between and . The area around Lake Dana has many marshes. The mouth of Dana Lake is directly connected by a short strait to Evans Lake, designated Pastukamau Pass, which connects it to the West Bay of Evans Lake. This mouth is located at the bottom of a bay in the Northwest to: * Southwest of the mouth of Evans Lake; * Southwest of Kirk Island, located on 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 Matagami The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Dana are: * North side:

, Rupert River; * 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: Rodayer Lake, Desorsons Lake, Nottaway River.

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Dana" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

when it was created.Fiche.aspx? No_seq = 16861 Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of Place Names - Toponym: "Lac Dana"
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Geography

Toponymy

Notes and references

See also