Michwacho Lake is a freshwater body crossed by the Chibougamau River, in the southern part of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
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Location | Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government |
Coordinates | 49°56′25″N 75°02′56″W |
Type | Natural |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) |
Max. width | 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
Surface elevation | 351 metres (1,152 ft) |
Michwacho Lake is entirely part of the Township of Opemisca. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.
The Michwacho Lake watershed is accessible via a forest road that runs around Lake Normandy and serves the southwest of the lake and the southern part of Mt. Michwacho. This last road is attached to route 113 linking Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau.
The surface of Michwacho Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
A bay of the lake stretches out on the Southwest to the foot of Mount Michwacho with a peak of 538 metres (1,765 ft). Another connected bay on the north side stretches westward on 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) to the foot of Mount Roy, whose summit reaches 498 metres (1,634 ft).
This lake has a length of 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi), a maximum width of 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) and an altitude of 351 metres (1,152 ft).
The mouth of Lake Michwacho is located at the bottom of a bay on the north side, at:
The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Michwacho are:
Formerly, this name has been designated "Mikwasash Lake" and "Wikwasash Lake".
The toponym "Lake Michwacho" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec when it was created.[2]
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