Lake Bienville

Lake Bienville
Location Rivière-Koksoak / Baie-James, Quebec
Coordinates 55°04′45″N 72°51′40″W / 55.07917°N 72.86111°W / 55.07917; -72.86111Coordinates: 55°04′45″N 72°51′40″W / 55.07917°N 72.86111°W / 55.07917; -72.86111
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 1,047 km2 (404 sq mi)
Surface elevation 426 m (1,398 ft)

Lake Bienville (Cree: apišikamîš) is a lake in western central Quebec in Canada. The lake was named after Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the younger brother of Sieur d'Iberville. Great Whale River flows through this lake on its way to Hudson Bay.


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