La Grande River

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La Grande River is a major river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, known for its large hydroelectric developments and its drainage into James Bay, an arm of Hudson Bay.

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La Grande River canonical 4
La Grande River basin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Canada
belongsToWatershed Hudson Bay drainage basin
surface form: Hudson Bay watershed
continent North America
country Canada
drainageBasin Hudson Bay
James Bay
flowsInto James Bay
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee
surface form: Cree communities of northern Quebec
hasEconomicImportance major source of hydroelectricity in Quebec
hasEnergyInfrastructure high-voltage transmission lines
large dams
hasEnvironmentalImpact creation of large hydroelectric reservoirs
flooding of boreal forest areas
modification of natural flow regime
hasHydroelectricDevelopment La Grande complex
La Grande-1 generating station
La Grande-2-A generating station
La Grande-3 generating station
La Grande-4 generating station
Robert-Bourassa generating station
hasHydrologicalFunction drains part of the Canadian Shield in Quebec
hasIndigenousTerritory Cree traditional lands
hasLanguageVariantName French: Rivière La Grande
hasMajorUse electricity export from Quebec
hasMouthIn Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
hasRelatedProject Hydro-Québec James Bay Project
surface form: James Bay Project
isMajorRiverOf northern Quebec
isSubjectOf environmental impact assessments related to hydroelectric development
locatedIn Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Nord-du-Québec
locatedInRegion northwestern Quebec
mouthLocatedIn Hudson Bay drainage basin
surface form: Hudson Bay watershed

James Bay
operatorOfHydroelectricComplex Hydro-Québec
partOf Hydro-Québec James Bay Project
James Bay Lowlands
surface form: James Bay drainage basin
province Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
tributaryOf James Bay
usedFor hydroelectric power generation

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Referenced by (5)

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

Hudson Bay receivesRiver La Grande River
Labrador Peninsula contains La Grande River
Nord-du-Québec hasMajorRiver La Grande River
Hudson Bay drainage basin hasPart La Grande River
this entity surface form: La Grande River basin