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