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Caniapiscau

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Caniapiscau (kănyəpĭs`kô'), river, c.575 mi (930 km) long, issuing from Caniapiscau Lake, NE Que., Canada. It flows generally NW past Fort Mackenzie and joins the Mélèzes to form the Koksoak River, which then flows NE to Ungava Bay at Kuujjuaq. The river's lower course drains part of the iron belt of N Quebec.


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1999, Till mineralogy, Caniapiscau project, Final Report, BHP Minerals: Ministere des Ressources naturelles, Quebec, GM59086.
In September 1984, water from the Caniapiscau reservoir was released, causing both the river level and the rate of the current to increase drastically, and 10,000 caribou drowned or were thrown against rocks downstream while trying to cross in their annual migration - a catastrophe that Hydro-Quebec dismissed as "an act of God.
TSX:VIA) ("Virginia") is pleased to provide an update on its Coulon and Corvet projects located in the Caniapiscau and LG-4 areas, James Bay, Province of Quebec.
 
 
 
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