Carillon Lake | |
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Location | Notre-Dame-de-Montauban and Saint-Ubalde, Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada |
Coordinates | 46°50′48″N72°12′14″W / 46.84666°N 72.20389°W |
Lake type | Natural |
Primary inflows | Six small forest streams |
Primary outflows | Weller River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Max. width | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
Surface elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
The lac Carillon is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake straddles the municipalities of:
The lake area is served by Chemin des Ballades; the northwest part of the lake is served by "Enchantée" and "des Mélodies" streets; the southwest part, by the Lac-Carillon path and the Bernache path. [1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. This lake surrounded by forest is integrated into the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, except the zone forming part of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban.
The surface of Carillon Lake 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.
With a length of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and a maximum width of 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi), Carillon Lake has five islands. Deformed in nature, this lake has three parts:
Lac Carillon is located 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) southwest of Montauban Lake. The mouth of Carillon Lake is located at the bottom of a small bay on the southeast shore of the lake at:
Comprising 70 kilometres (43.50 mi), the Portneuf Regional Natural Park includes in particular the Long lakes, Montauban, Carillon, Sept Îles, Lac en Coeur, "À l'Anguille" and some other more secondary bodies of water. This park is popular for recreational and tourist activities: hiking trails, cross-country skiing, boat launching ramp ...
From the mouth of Carillon Lake, the current flows over:
The toponym "Lac Carillon" (Portneuf) was registered on December 5, 1968 in the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban is a municipality in the Mauricie region in Quebec, Canada. The municipality is on the northern edge of Mékinac Regional County Municipality and the administrative region of Mauricie and includes the population centres of Notre-Dame-des-Anges and Montauban-les-Mines. Both communities are located along route 367 and are about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) apart.
Batiscan River has its source in the region of Lac Édouard, in the Laurentians Mountains, the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux Éclairs and the Jeannotte river. In its downstream part, it waters Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan before flowing into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan.
The Charest River originates from Charest Lake in the Montauban-les-Mines area, located in the eastern part of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, within the Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Mauricie in the province of Quebec, Canada. It flows southward, passing through several regions and receiving water from lakes such as Mine, Perron, Perreault, and End in its upper course.
The Noire River flows in the municipality of rivière-à-Pierre, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
Lake Montauban is crossed by Noire River, in the municipality of Saint-Alban, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the Quebec, in Canada.
The Blanche River (St-Casimir) is a stream flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Thuribe, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region from Capitale-Nationale, to Quebec, to Canada.
The Weller River (Stream) is a tributary left bank of the Blanche River (St-Casimir) whose confluence is found east of the municipality of Saint-Ubalde, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec in Canada.
The Talayarde North East River is a tributary of the Talayarde River flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, at Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river crosses the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier and the city of Saint-Raymond, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality).
The rivière Talayarde is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne river flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc and in the town of Saint-Raymond, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, at Quebec, in Canada.
Portneuf Regional Natural Park is a Quebec regional park (Canada) spanning five municipalities in the northwestern part of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality: Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Alban, Saint-Casimir, Portneuf and Rivière-à-Pierre. This park is administered on the basis of a social economy enterprise with the mission of showing visitors around an exceptional territory and contributing to its preservation and enhancement.
Lac Sept Îles is a freshwater body straddling the municipalities of Saint-Ubalde and Saint-Alban, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The lac Long is crossed by the Noire River, entirely in the municipality of Saint-Alban, in the MRC of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province, Canada.
The lac Clair is part of the hydrographic side of the Noire River, in the municipalities of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne and Saint-Alban, in the MRC of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province of Quebec, Canada.
The lac Émeraude is located in the northern part of the municipality of Saint-Ubalde, in the MRC of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Lac Blanc is located in the northern part of the municipality of Saint-Ubalde, in the MRC of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière des Pins is a freshwater stream, in Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses the municipalities of:
The Rivière des Sept Îles is a tributary of the Portneuf River, flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Raymond and Saint-Basile, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Gosford River is a tributary of the Sept Îles Lake which is the head of the Portneuf River, flowing in the municipality of Portneuf, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière Portneuf is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, crossing the municipalities of Saint-Raymond, Pont-Rouge, Sant-Basile and Portneuf, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The rivière à Pierre is a tributary of the east bank of the Batiscan River, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Blanc and Linton, as well as in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.