Missinaibi (river)

It originates in Lake Missinaibi and flows to the northeast, at the confluence with the Mattagi River it forms the Mus River. The river is 426 kilometers long and has a basin area of 23,500 km².

From its source in Lake Missinaibi, 5 km north of the watershed between the Great Lakes and James Bay basins, at an altitude of 305 meters above sea level, Missinaibi crosses two important geographical areas - the Abitibi Highlands and the lowlands of James Bay. The peculiarity of the river is that it provides a link between Lake Superior (across the Mishipikoten River) and James Bay (across the Mus River), this fact was very important in the 18th and early 19th centuries, during the Canadian mechanized trade.

Although there are mining enterprises along the river, it does not catch the eye of travelers and tourists exploring the river. With the exception of a few small villages and towns along the railway and bridges that cross the river to St. Petersburg and Mattis, the river has remained largely unchanged since the time of the fur traders ^{[1] [2]} . In 2004, the Missinaibi River was included in Canada's List of Protected Rivers ^[3] .