Matagami Lake

Lake Matagami lies in the marshy lowlands south of James Bay. Its name has been interpreted as “meeting of the waters,” fitting a lake into which the Bell, Waswanipi and other rivers flow. At its northern end the Nottaway carries the joined waters northwest, through Lakes Soscumica and Dusaux and on to Rupert Bay. The lake is long and shallow, bordered by a landscape of forests and wetlands.