Le Gardeur Lake (Lac-Croche)

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Le Gardeur Lake
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Le Gardeur Lake
Location in Quebec
Location Lac-Croche (TNO), La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 47°17′51″N71°51′29″W / 47.2975°N 71.85806°W / 47.2975; -71.85806
Lake type Natural
Primary inflows (clockwise from the mouth) Sainte-Anne Ouest River and discharge of lakes Runan and Mancion.
Primary outflows Sainte-Anne Ouest River
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Max. width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Surface area 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Surface elevation604 m (1,982 ft)

The lac Le Gardeur (English: Le Gardeur Lake) is a freshwater body in the head area of the Sainte-Anne Ouest River in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche , in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. This body of water is located southwest of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

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The southern part of the lake is served by a forest road and another pass on the east side. [1]

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second. [1]

The surface of Lac Le Gardeur is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. [1]

Geography

The Le Gardeur Lake has a length of 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi), a width of 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) and its surface is at an altitude of 604 metres (1,982 ft). This lake between the mountains is made like an inverted U. A peninsula attached to the south shore stretches north 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi). [1] It has an area of 1.15 hectares (2.8 acres) and drains a catchment area of 16.12 hectares (39.8 acres). [2]

Lac Le Gardeur is supplied with water on the northwest side by the outlet of the Sainte-Anne Ouest River (outlet of Fairchild Lake), as well as by the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Lakes Runan and Mancion. [1]

From the mouth of Lac Le Gardeur, the current descends on 34.9 kilometres (21.7 mi) following the course of the Sainte-Anne Ouest River until the confluence of the Neilson River; on 35.6 kilometres (22.1 mi) south by the Bras du Nord; on 76 kilometres (47 mi) south-west via the Sainte-Anne River to the northeast bank of the Saint Lawrence river. [1]

Toponymy

The toponym Lac Le Gardeur was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Accessed January 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ CAPSA 2014 , p. 46.
  3. ↑ "Lac Le Gardeur". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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