Lac au Sable (Mont-Élie)

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Lac au Sable
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Lac au Sable
Location in Quebec
Location Mont-Élie
Coordinates 47°56′32″N70°15′26″W / 47.94222°N 70.25723°W / 47.94222; -70.25723 Coordinates: 47°56′32″N70°15′26″W / 47.94222°N 70.25723°W / 47.94222; -70.25723
Lake type Natural
Primary inflows Petit Saguenay River, ruisseau Bazile, ruisseau au Sable
Primary outflows Petit Saguenay River
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Surface elevation449 m (1,473 ft)

The Lac au Sable is a body of water crossed from south to north by the Petit Saguenay River, in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality of the administrative region Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, at Canada.

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The south-eastern part of "Lac au Sable" is served by the forest road R064. This road approaches to 0.6 km (0.37 mi) south of "Lac au Bouleau". [1]

Forestry is the sector's main economic activity; recreotourism activities, second.

The surface of "Lac au Sable" is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The main watersheds neighboring "Lac au Sable" are:

The "Lac au Sable" has a length of 2.7 km (1.7 mi). The Petit Saguenay River successively crosses "Lac au Sable" from south to north (length: 2.7 km (1.7 mi); altitude: 449 km (279 mi)), Lac au Bouleau (Mont-Élie) (length: 4.3 km (2.7 mi); altitude: 449 km (279 mi)) and the eastern part of Emmuraillé Lake (Sagard) (length:1.8 km (1.1 mi); altitude: 436 m (1,430 ft)). [2]

The mouth of "Lac au Sable" is located at:

From the mouth of "Lac au Sable", the current descends the Petit Saguenay River for 71.1 km (44.2 mi) north, northeast, then north to the south bank of the Saguenay River which the current then crosses on 36.6 km (22.7 mi) eastwards to Tadoussac where this last river flows into the Saint Lawrence River. [2]

Toponymy

The toponym "lac au Sable" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]

See also

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Éternité Lake (Éternité River)

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Lac au Bouleau (Mont-Élie)

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Bazile Lake (Mont-Élie)

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Moncouche Lake (Mont-Valin)

The Moncouche Lake is a freshwater body of the watershed of the rivière aux Sables, flowing in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Most of the area is included in the northwestern part of the territory of zec Martin-Valin, in the township of Garreau. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector. Recreational and tourist activities come second.

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References

  1. Open Street Map - Accessed December 15, 2019
  2. 1 2 3 4 Atlas of Canada displayed on Toporama - Accessed December 15, 2019.
  3. "lac au Sable". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 15, 2018.