Opawica

The Opawica River rises at Lake Gabriel and runs through a chain of lakes and rapids in the forested country south of Chibougamau. Lake Opawica is a broadening of its course, separated from neighbouring Lake Wachigabau by an island. Farther downstream, the river meets the Chibougamau to form the Waswanipi, whose waters pass through several lakes before reaching Lake Matagami and the Nottaway route to James Bay.