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:
From its source, the "Chensagi River" flows on according to the following segments:
Upper course of Chensagi river.
Intermediate course of Chensagi River
Lower course of Chensagi River
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:
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