Lac au Lard | |
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Location | La Tuque, Mauricie |
Coordinates | 47°20′03″N72°23′37″W / 47.33417°N 72.39361°W |
Lake type | Natural |
Primary inflows | (Clockwise, from the confluence) Three discharges of unidentified lakes emptying on east shore, Doucet River, five unidentified streams empting on the west shore, discharge of few lakes including the "Lac de la Grosse Roche". |
Primary outflows | Ruisseau du Lac au Lard |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
Max. width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Surface elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
The lac au Lard is the main body of water on the slope of the ruisseau du Lac au Lard, located in Haute-Batiscanie, in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational activities, second. [1] [2]
The surface of Lac au Lard is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.
Lac au Lard has a length of 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi), a width of 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) and an altitude of 321 metres (1,053 ft). [1]
This lake is made in length. A road bridge over the forest road R0400 intersects the northern part of the lake, thus forming a bay stretching for 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the northwest.
Lac au Lard has several small bays. [1]
The mouth of Lac au Lard is located 12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi) North-West of the mouth of the confluence of the Jeannotte River with the Batiscan River, near which passes the Canadian National railway, and 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) east of Petit lac Wayagamac. [1]
From the mouth of Lac au Lard, the current descends successively towards the northeast on 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi), on 20.8 kilometres (12.9 mi) first towards the south then towards the east following the course of the Jeannotte River, and on the course of the Batiscan river towards the south which flows on the northwest bank of the St. Lawrence river. [1]
The toponym "lac au Lard" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]
Mékinac is a regional county municipality (RCM) of 5,607 km2 located in the administrative region of Mauricie, along the Saint-Maurice River, which also crosses the RCM from one end to the other, and the Matawin River, a tributary of the Saint-Maurice. Located in the province of Quebec, Canada.
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.
Jeannotte River is a river that rises in Lac Édouard in the municipality of Lac-Édouard in Haute-Mauricie, agglomerated with the city of La Tuque since 2003, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The head of the Jeannotte River is one of the two emissaries of Lake Edward. The Jeannotte River, whose course is 48 kilometres (30 mi), is in the valley of the Batiscanie, Quebec. The upper segment of the path of the Jeannotte River marks the Zec de la Bessonne and Zec Jeannotte, then the river flows through the Zec Jeannotte, incorporated in 1978.
The Champlain River flow on the north shore of St. Lawrence river, between Saint-Maurice River and the Batiscan River watershed, in Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Mauricie administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The Batiscan Lake is located in Upper Batiscanie and is the limit of unorganized territories of Lac-Blanc and Lac-Croche. This territory is related to the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The Blanche River rises in Blanc Lake and flows through the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc and the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre in the MRC Portneuf, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, on the North Shore of St. Lawrence River in the province of Quebec in Canada.
The Miguick River flows in the unincorporated territory of Linton, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The watershed of Miguick river is 303 square kilometres (117 sq mi), the third largest pool of Batiscanie.
The Moïse river is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve in Upper Batiscanie in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Quebec City. Moïse River is part of unorganized territory of Lac-Croche in Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Jacques-Cartier. The watershed of the Moïse river is 301.56 square kilometres (116.43 sq mi), the fourth largest pool of Batiscanie.
The Island of the Cross is located in the middle of the Batiscan River, at the northern edge of the eastern part of the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve, in the area designated "Miguick-Île à la Croix", the unincorporated Lac-Lapeyrère, Quebec territory, Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The rivière aux Éclairs flows on 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) in Upper Batiscanie in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the southwest direction. This river is located in the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche and is a tributary on the left bank of the Batiscan River. The watershed of the Lightning River is 294 km², the fifth largest pool of Batiscanie.
The Zec de la Rivière-Blanche is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée (ZEC), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc, Quebec, in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in Upper Batiscanie, in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, on the north shore of St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.
The Rivière aux Castors Noirs is a tributary of the Batiscan River, flowing in Haute-Batiscanie, in the province of Québec, Canada. This watercourse crosses:
The Aberdeen River is a tributary of the rivière aux Castors Noirs, flowing in the town of La Tuque and in the municipality of Lac-Édouard, in Haute-Batiscanie, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The "Aberdeen lake" is the main head water of the Aberdeen River, located in Upper Batiscanie in the territory of the city of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The lac des Trois Caribous is the main body of water on the slope of the rivière aux Castors Noirs, located in Haute-Batiscanie in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Ruisseau du Lac au Lard stream is a tributary of the west bank of the Jeannotte River, flowing in the western hydrographic slope of the Batiscan River, in the territory of the city of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses the zec de la Bessonne.
The Doucet River is a tributary of the southern shore of Lac au Lard, in the hydrographic slope of the Jeannotte River, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the zec de la Bessonne.
The Rivière Chézine is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche and the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Petite rivière Vermillon is a tributary of the west bank of the Jeannotte River, flowing in the municipality of Lac-Édouard and of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Lac la Retenue is an artificial body of water crossed by the rivière la Retenue, a tributary of the Ferrée River. This lake is located northeast of the city of Quebec, in the municipality of L'Ange-Gardien, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.