List of lakes of Quebec

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This is an incomplete list of lakes of Quebec , a province of Canada.

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Larger lake statistics

This is a list of lakes of Quebec with an area larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi). [1] [2] [3] [4]

Quebec lakes larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi)
LakeArea (including islands)AltitudeDepth max.Volume
Caniapiscau Reservoir [5] 4,318 km2 (1,667 sq mi)535 m (1,755 ft)49 m (161 ft)53.8 km3 (12.9 cu mi)
Robert-Bourassa Reservoir [5] 2,815 km2 (1,087 sq mi)175 m (574 ft)137 m (449 ft)61.7 km3 (14.8 cu mi)
La Grande-3 Reservoir [6] 2,420 km2 (930 sq mi)256 m (840 ft)
Lac Mistassini 2,335 km2 (902 sq mi)372 m (1,220 ft)
Manicouagan Reservoir [5] 1,973 km2 (762 sq mi)360 m (1,180 ft)350 m (1,150 ft)139.8 km3 (33.5 cu mi)
Gouin Reservoir 1,570 km2 (610 sq mi)404 m (1,325 ft)
Lac a l'Eau-Claire 1,383 km2 (534 sq mi)241 m (791 ft)178 m (584 ft)
Laforge-1 Reservoir 1,288 km2 (497 sq mi)
Lake Champlain 1,269 km2 (490 sq mi)
Lac Bienville 1,249 km2 (482 sq mi)426 m (1,398 ft)
Lac Saint-Jean 1,053 km2 (407 sq mi)99 m (325 ft)63.1 m (207 ft)11.9 km3 (2.9 cu mi)
Opinaca Reservoir [7] 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)216 m (709 ft)
Pipmuacan Reservoir 978 km2 (378 sq mi)396 m (1,299 ft)13.9 km3 (3.3 cu mi)
Lake Abitibi 931 km2 (359 sq mi)
La Grande-4 Reservoir [8] 765 km2 (295 sq mi)377 m (1,237 ft)
Lake Minto 761 km2 (294 sq mi)168 m (551 ft)
Lac Guillaume-Delisle [9] 712 km2 (275 sq mi)
Cabonga Reservoir 677 km2 (261 sq mi)361 m (1,184 ft)
Outardes-4 Reservoir [5] 625 km2 (241 sq mi)24.3 km3 (5.8 cu mi)
Eastmain Reservoir 533 km2 (206 sq mi)130 m (430 ft)
Lake Manouane 584 km2 (225 sq mi)494 m (1,621 ft)
Lacs des Loups Marins 576 km2 (222 sq mi)262 m (860 ft)
Lake Evans 547 km2 (211 sq mi)232 m (761 ft)
Lac Sakami 533 km2 (206 sq mi)186 m (610 ft)
Lac Payne 533 km2 (206 sq mi)130 m (430 ft)
Lac aux Feuilles 470 km2 (180 sq mi)tidal
Lac Albanel 444 km2 (171 sq mi)389 m (1,276 ft)
Baskatong Reservoir 413 km2 (159 sq mi)223 m (732 ft)96 m (315 ft)
Dozois Reservoir 405 km2 (156 sq mi)389 m (1,276 ft)

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Caniapiscau Reservoir Pano Caniapiscau Reservoir.jpg
Caniapiscau Reservoir
Robert-Bourassa Reservoir Reservoir R-B.jpg
Robert-Bourassa Reservoir
Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan-EO.JPG
Manicouagan Reservoir
Meech Lake from Blanchet beach by south-west coast Meech-Lake.jpg
Meech Lake from Blanchet beach by south-west coast
Lac des Nations Lac des Nations.jpg
Lac des Nations
Clearwater Lakes (Lac a l'Eau-Claire) Clearwater Lakes 2013180 labels.jpg
Clearwater Lakes (Lac a l'Eau-Claire)
Ile aux Tourtes Bridge across Lake of Two Mountains, with Mont Oka in the background Ile-aux-Tourtes Bridge.JPG
Île aux Tourtes Bridge across Lake of Two Mountains, with Mont Oka in the background
Pingualuit crater lake Pingualuit aerial 2007.jpg
Pingualuit crater lake
Looking south over Lake Timiskaming from Fort Temiscamingue near Ville-Marie, Quebec. Fort Temiscamingue 1.jpg
Looking south over Lake Timiskaming from Fort Témiscamingue near Ville-Marie, Quebec.
Lac Walker Lacwalker.JPG
Lac Walker

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References

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  5. 1 2 3 4 Hydro-Québec - Cinq principaux réservoirs d'Hydro-Québec
  6. "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque des noms de lieux - Toponyme: "Réservoir La Grande 3"" . Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  7. "Commission de toponymie Quebec (Reservoir Opinaca)". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  9. "Lac Guillaume-Delisle" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  10. "Fiche descriptive - Lac Lancre" (in French). Commission de toponymie. Retrieved August 16, 2015.