Eastmain River

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The Eastmain River is a major river in northern Quebec, Canada, that flows westward into James Bay and is known for its hydroelectric developments and importance to Cree communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eastmain River canonical 4
Eastmain River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river ⓘ
associatedPeople Cree ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
countrySubdivision Province of Quebec ⓘ
culturalSignificanceFor Cree communities ⓘ
drainageBasin James Bay drainage basin ⓘ
environmentalIssue impact of hydroelectric development on river flow ⓘ
impact on Cree traditional lands ⓘ
flowDirection westward ⓘ
flowsInto James Bay ⓘ
governingJurisdiction Cree Nation Government ⓘ
Government of Quebec ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
subsistence fishing ⓘ
traditional hunting ⓘ
hasHydroelectricDevelopment Eastmain-1 generating station ⓘ
Eastmain-1-A generating station ⓘ
Sarcelle generating station ⓘ
hasInfrastructure hydroelectric dams ⓘ
powerhouses ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ
hasLanguageContext Cree ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
hydroelectricDeveloper Hydro-Québec ⓘ
isMajorTributaryOf James Bay coastal drainage system ⓘ
locatedIn Eeyou Istchee Baie-James ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada

northern Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Nord-du-Québec

subarctic climate zone ⓘ
mouthCountry Canada ⓘ
mouthLocation James Bay ⓘ
mouthRegion Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
nearSettlement Eastmain, Quebec ⓘ
partOf Canadian Shield region ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Shield

James Bay Project ⓘ
province Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
region Nord-du-Québec ⓘ
relatedProject Eastmain-1-A–Sarcelle–Rupert project ⓘ
usedBy Cree for fishing ⓘ
Cree for hunting ⓘ
Cree for transportation ⓘ
waterSystem James Bay watershed ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nord-du-Québec → hasMajorRiver → Eastmain River ⓘ
Hudson Bay drainage basin → hasPart → Eastmain River basin ⓘ
linked to: Eastmain River
Jamésie → majorRiver → Eastmain River ⓘ
Rivière Rupert → waterDiversionTo → Eastmain River ⓘ