Chensagi River


The Chensagi River is a tributary of Maicasagi Lake, in Regional County Municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, in the administrative region from Nord-du-Québec, in the Canadian province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower course of the river successively crosses the townships of Dambourges and Grandfontaine.
The Chensagi River watershed is served by the northern route from Matagami to west of the mouth of the Chensagi River. The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near the Chensagi River are:
The Chensagi River originates at the mouth of Gray Pine Lake. This mountainous lake receives the waters of eight small mountain lakes.
The mouth of this head lake is located at:
  • Northeast of the mouth of the Chensagi River ;
  • Northeast of downtown Matagami.
From its source, the "Chensagi River" flows on according to the following segments:
Upper course of Chensagi river.
  • Northwesterly, forming a southwesterly curve to a river bend where a stream flows ;
  • Southwesterly to a creek ;
  • to the Southwest, to the outlet of the lake? ;
Intermediate course of Chensagi River
  • West to a creek ;
  • Southwesterly, to a creek ;
  • Southwesterly to a bend of the river where a stream flows ;
  • South, to the confluence of the Chensagi River East ;
  • Southwesterly, forming a southerly curve to the confluence of the Chensagi River West ;
  • Southwesterly in a straight line to the East shore of Chensagi Lake;
Lower course of Chensagi River
  • Southwesterly, crossing the Chensagi Lake, to its mouth in the southwestern part of the lake;
  • southeasterly in a widening of the river to Frederique Creek ;
  • southerly in a widening of the river to its mouth.
The "Chensagi River" flows to the bottom of the North-West Bay of Maicasagi Lake. The latter flows southwesterly through the Max Passage into Goéland Lake which is crossed to the northwest by the Waswanipi River.
The mouth of the Chensagi River is located at:
  • North of the mouth of Lake Maicasagi.
  • Northeast of the mouth of Goéland Lake ;
  • Northeast of the mouth of Olga Lake ;
  • Northwest of the village center of Waswanipi;
  • North of downtown of Matagami.

    Toponymy

The toponym "Chensagi River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this commission