Irene Lake

Irene Lake is a freshwater body of the southeastern part of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

For the lake in Minnesota, see Lake Irene. For other lakes with the name, see Irene (disambiguation) § Places.
Irène Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
LocationEeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality)
Coordinates49°32′31″N 74°45′41″W
TypeNatural
Primary inflowsIrène River (Opawica River)
Primary outflowsIrène River (Opawica River).
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi)
Max. width1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface elevation372 metres (1,220 ft)

This stretch of water extends in the canton of Rasles. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.

The hydrographic slope of Lake Irene is accessible through the R1032 forest road (North-South direction) which passes on the west side of the lakes Gabriel and Irene; in addition, this road crosses the Irène River (Opawica River) south of Irène Lake to merge south along route 212 which passes on the south side of the Irène River, connecting Obedjiwan to La Tuque.

The surface of Irene Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography
The Irène Lake has a length of 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi), a maximum width of 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) and an altitude of 372 metres (1,220 ft). This lake has dozens of islands, peninsulas and many bays.

The mouth of this lake Irene is located at the bottom of a bay north of the lake, to:

  • 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) north-east of the mouth of the Irene River;
  • 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi) north-east of the mouth of Bras Coupé Lake (Opawica River);
  • 107.5 kilometres (66.8 mi) east of the mouth of the Opawica River (confluence with the Chibougamau River), being the head of the Waswanipi River;
  • 45.3 kilometres (28.1 mi) south-west of downtown Chibougamau;
  • 38.6 kilometres (24.0 mi) south-east of the village center of Chapais, Quebec;
  • 152 kilometres (94 mi) west of lac Saint-Jean;
  • 74.8 kilometres (46.5 mi) northwest of Gouin Reservoir;
  • 104.5 kilometres (64.9 mi) north of Obedjiwan village center;.[1]

The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Irene are:

Toponymy

The toponym "lac Irene" was made official on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[2]

Notes and references
  1. Distances measured from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of place names - Toponym: "Lac Irene"
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