Lac des Chats

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Lac des Chats
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Location Ontario / Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°31′02″N76°29′37″W / 45.51722°N 76.49361°W / 45.51722; -76.49361 Coordinates: 45°31′02″N76°29′37″W / 45.51722°N 76.49361°W / 45.51722; -76.49361
Type artificial
Primary inflows Ottawa River
Primary outflows Ottawa River
Basin  countriesCanada
Settlements Arnprior, Ontario

Lac des Chats (English: Lake of Cats), commonly known as Chats Lake, [1] [2] [3] is a lake on the Ottawa River that forms the boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec (Canada). [4] [5] It is formed by the Chats Falls Dam and serves as the reservoir for the Chats Falls Generating Station. Most of the lake is located in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, and in Renfrew County, Ontario, but the easternmost part (near the dam) lies in Ottawa, Ontario and in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Ottawa River river flowing draining Abitibi-Témiscamingue, then flowing between Ontario and Quebec, in Canada

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it defines the border between these two provinces. It is a major tributary of the St. Lawrence River.

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

Quebec Province of Canada

Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada.

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References

  1. Ottawa River Regulation Board, Shows name Chats Lake
  2. Changing Topography at Fitzroy Harbour, Chat Falls, etc., Several historical maps and sources showing use of Chats Lake or Chat's Lake
  3. Arnprior, McLachlin Trail
  4. "Lac des Chats". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  5. "Lac des Chats". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-08-12.