# Mistassibi River

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Not to be confused with [Mistassini River](/source/Mistassini_River).

The **Mistassibi River** is a river in central Quebec, Canada. It is 298 kilometres (185 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 9,325 square kilometres (3,600 sq mi). Its source is an area with unnamed lakes about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Canso Bay of [Lake Albanel](/source/Lake_Albanel), eastern neighbor of [Lake Mistassini](/source/Lake_Mistassini).[1]

The name *Mistassibi*, only in use since the late 19th century, comes from the [Innu-aimun language](/source/Innu-aimun_language), meaning "large river". Its alternate name used to be *Rivière aux Foins* (Hay River).[1]

Just like the nearby [Mistassini River](/source/Mistassini_River), the Mistassibi River runs in a north–south direction. It passes through Lac au Foin (Hay Lake) and among its tributaries are the aux Oiseaux, du Dépôt, and North-East Mistassibi Rivers. It drains into the Mistassini River at [Dolbeau-Mistassini](/source/Dolbeau-Mistassini,_Quebec).[1]

The company Minashtuk Inc. operates a 12 MW [run-of-the-river hydroelectric](/source/Run-of-the-river_hydroelectricity) power station on the Mistassibi River since 2000.

## References

1. ["Rivière Mistassibi"](http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=41524) (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-11-26.

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