Jacques-Cartier Lake
Lake in Québec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lac Jacques-Cartier, main source of the Jacques-Cartier River, is a glacial lake located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, about 90 km to the north of the city of Quebec, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Jacques-Cartier Lake | |
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Location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier, La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
Coordinates | 47.5852°N 71.2073°W / 47.5852; -71.2073 |
Lake type | Natural |
Primary inflows | (clockwise from the mouth) Décharge du lac Plamondon et décharge des lacs Nadreau, Grandpré et "lac Petit Pré". |
Primary outflows | =Jacques-Cartier River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
Max. width | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Average depth | 69 m (226 ft) |
Surface elevation | 783 m (2,569 ft) |
The area around the lake is served by the route 175 which passes on the west shore, for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Jacques-Cartier is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.