Explore Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
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| Place | Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.57 |
| Longitude | -74.329444 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G8P |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ENMUX |
Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau is a locality in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau is located at 49.5700°N, 74.3294°W.
Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau rests within the vast, stoic expanse of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, where the land holds its breath under a sprawling, indifferent sky. It lies 20.2 km south-south-west of La Mine-Corner Bay, QC (from La Mine-Corner Bay, QC: bearing 199°T), and is situated 38.3 km south of Chibougamau. Beneath the canopy of spruce and pine, the ground retains a damp, mossy resilience, and the air carries a sharp, metallic clarity that signals the approach of a long winter. Only two kilometers away, the surface of Lac Laurent mirrors the gray clouds with a glass-like stillness, its edges softened by the encroaching reach of the boreal forest. When the light dips low at dusk, the horizon turns the color of bruised slate, casting a long, mournful shadow across the terrain that makes the silence feel heavy and absolute. The history of Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau is tied to the movement of timber and the rugged pursuit of resources that define the economy of the Nord-du-Québec region. Industry here functions with a spare, functional grace, relying on the proximity of routes that snake through the wilderness toward the distant currents of the Rivière Nemenjiche. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the north, requiring a steady, calloused endurance from those who work the land. Even as the modern world encroaches, the presence of the Eeyou people remains a foundational pulse, informing the way the land is understood and navigated. There is a singular, honest beauty in the way the frost gathers on the machinery at daybreak, a brittle silver lace that suggests how quickly the wilderness reclaims what is left to it.
Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau s'étire dans une solitude minérale où la lumière du soir semble s'attarder sur les conifères, révélant la patience des terres boréales de Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. À seulement deux kilomètres, le Lac Laurent offre une surface d'un calme absolu, miroir sombre où le ciel vient poser ses teintes d'améthyste lorsque le soleil décline derrière la cime des arbres. Non loin de là, la Rivière Nemenjiche poursuit son cours obstiné, murmurant contre les pierres une mélodie ancienne qui accompagne le silence du Nord-du-Québec. Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau porte en son nom le souvenir d'une époque tournée vers les richesses forestières, une identité forgée par le travail acharné des hommes face aux rigueurs d'un climat qui ne pardonne guère la négligence. Ici, la terre garde une fraîcheur saisissante, une texture brute qui rappelle la puissance sauvage de la nature environnante. Chaque souffle d'air chargé d'effluves de résine et d'humidité rappelle aux rares passants que la forêt impose ici ses propres lois, loin des agitations du monde moderne. Les vestiges d'activités passées se fondent doucement dans le décor, laissant place à une quiétude souveraine qui domine ces espaces vastes, où la terre et l'eau entretiennent un dialogue silencieux sous une voûte céleste d'une clarté saisissante.
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Explore Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.57, -74.329444. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau includes the postal code (G8P), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Dépôt-des-Lacs-Obatogamau is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |