Mistassibi River
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- Not to be confused with the Mistassini River.
The Mistassibi River is a river in central Quebec, Canada. It is 298 km (185 mile) long and has a drainage basin of 9325 km² (3600 mile²). Its source is an area with unnamed lakes about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Canso Bay of Lake Albanel, eastern neighbor of Lake Mistassini.
The name Mistassibi comes from the Montagnais language, meaning "large 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.
