Mistassibi River

{{distinguish|Mistassini River}}

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| name = Mistassibi River

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| subdivision_name1 = Canada

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| subdivision_name2 = Quebec

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| subdivision_name3 = Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

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| length_km = 298

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| source1_elevation = {{convert|575|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Mistassini River

| mouth_location = Dolbeau-Mistassini

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| basin_size_km2 = 9325

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The Mistassibi River is a river in central Quebec, Canada. It is {{convert|298|km}} long and has a drainage basin of {{convert|9325|km2}}. Its source is an area with unnamed lakes about {{convert|50|km}} east of Canso Bay of Lake Albanel, eastern neighbor of Lake Mistassini.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=41524 |title=Rivière Mistassibi |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2010-11-26 |language=French}}

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

Just like the nearby 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.

The company Minashtuk Inc. operates a 12 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Mistassibi River since 2000.

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