LA GRANDE RIVER


Meaning of LA GRANDE RIVER in English

formerly Fort George River, river in Nord-du-Qubec region, north-central Quebec province, Canada. Rising from Nichicun Lake in the Otish Mountains of central Quebec, it descends 1,737 feet (529 m) in its westward journey to James Bay, which forms part of Hudson Bay. For most of the river's course of 555 miles (893 km), its valley is almost uninhabited.

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