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The surface of the lake extends in the cantons of Cuvier, L\u00e9vy, Daubr\u00e9e and Op\u00e9misca.Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. Recreotourism activities, especially boating and vacationing, are popular, particularly because of the proximity of the village of Chapais, located in the south. Several cottages and a beach campground are located on the shores of West Bay.The Op\u00e9misca Lake hydrographic slope is accessible on the east side by a forest road from the south and on the west side by a secondary road serving the hamlet of West Bay; these two secondary roads stand out from road 113 which runs east-west to the south of the lake.The surface of “Lake Op\u00e9misca” is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.Table of ContentsGeography[edit]Toponymy[edit]See also[edit]Notes and references[edit]Geography[edit]  Op\u00e9misca Lake viewed from Camping Op\u00e9miskaLake Opemisca is fed on the east side by the Chibougamau River which crosses the “Rapides Entre les \u00celes” where a bridge is laid out for the forest road leading north. The latter serves the north-west side of “Lake du Sauvage” and the northern side of Op\u00e9misca and Michwacho lakes. This lake is also fed on the north side by the Op\u00e9misca River and Leclerc Creek; on the south side by Springer Creek and Daubr\u00e9e Creek.This lake is an extension of the Chibougamau River (tributary of the Waswanipi River). Lake Op\u00e9misca has a length of 22.3 kilometres (13.9\u00a0mi), a maximum width of 14.3 kilometres (8.9\u00a0mi) and an altitude of 358 metres (1,175\u00a0ft). The very irregular contours of this lake total 148 kilometres (92\u00a0mi).Of a complex configuration, the “Lake Op\u00e9misca” is divided into three parts each of which includes many bays and peninsulas. Most islands are in the northwestern part of the lake; the largest being “La Grosse \u00cele” (length: 4.2 kilometres (2.6\u00a0mi)) that straddles the townships of Op\u00e9misca and Cuvier.The Cree village of Ouj\u00e9-Bougoumou is located on the north shore of Op\u00e9misca Lake. This hamlet is located at 16.3 kilometres (10.1\u00a0mi) (in a straight line) north of the village of Chapais. The top of the Opemisca sheep (541 metres (1,775\u00a0ft)) is located at 4.8 kilometres (3.0\u00a0mi) northwest of the village Ouj\u00e9-Bougoumou and at 1.2 kilometres (0.75\u00a0mi) north-east of the northwestern part of the lake. Several marsh areas surround Lake Op\u00e9misca, particularly on the north side.Op\u00e9misca Lake is located at 31.3 kilometres (19.4\u00a0mi) west of Chibougamau Lake and is connected on the west side by the “Eastern Passage” (length: 3.5 kilometres (2.2\u00a0mi)) at Michwacho Lake. The mouth of Lake Op\u00e9misca is located at:The main hydrographic slopes near “Lake Op\u00e9misca” are:From the mouth of Op\u00e9misca Lake, the current flows down the Chibougamau River on the southwest to its confluence with the Waswanipi River. The latter generally flows west, crossing in particular Lake Waswanipi and Go\u00e9land Lake (Waswanipi River).Toponymy[edit]The 1904 Fifth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, published in Ottawa in 1905, states on page 46: “Opamiska. See Opemiska. Opemiska; Lake, West of Chibougamau Lake, Abitibi District, Que”. The report of the “Commission Geography of Canada” of 1911 designates this water body “Op\u00e9misca”. This toponymic designation also applies to the mountain (elevation: 541 metres (1,775\u00a0ft)) located north of the lake. According to information obtained from the local band council, this would be a Cree word meaning “difficult to extirpate”. In Innu, the name Op\u00e9misca, which is also spelled Opamiska, would mean “it is a bit high”.On the other hand, the term “pamiska” in Algonquin means “a place where the lake’s edges are dotted with aquatic weeds”; the northern sector adjoining the lake is indeed marshy.This lake has also been known in the past as the Sandy Straw Lake, a variant no doubt inspired by Henry O’Sullivan’s 1901 relationship with his expedition to the area. The explorer proposes the translation of Sandy Beach Lake for the lake it presents in the form of Lake Opamiska. There is also a ski touring club.[2]The toponym “Lake Op\u00e9misca” was made official on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Qu\u00e9bec during its creation.[3]See also[edit]Notes and references[edit]^ Distances from the Department of Natural Resources’ Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of Canada.^ Source: Names and places of Quebec, a work of the “Commission de toponymie du Qu\u00e9bec” published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and under of a CD-ROM made by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.^ Commission de toponymie du Qu\u00e9bec – Bank of place names – Toponym: “Lake Op\u00e9misca”"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/opemisca-lake-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Op\u00e9misca Lake – Wikipedia"}}]}]