Petit lac Wayagamac

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Petit lac Wayagamac
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Petit lac Wayagamac
Location in Quebec
Location La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 47°22′40″N72°31′38″W / 47.37778°N 72.52722°W / 47.37778; -72.52722
Lake type Natural
Primary outflows Little Bostonnais River (French: Petite rivière Bostonnais)
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Max. width2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Surface elevation281 m (922 ft)

The Petit lac Wayagamac is located in the city of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Until 2006, the territory of this lake was part of the former unorganized territory of Petit-Lac-Wayagamac, before being merged with La Tuque. The territory of the lake is controlled by the Zec de la Bessonne.

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Geography

The mouth of Petit lac Wayagamac is located 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) (in a direct line) southeast of downtown La Tuque and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) east of Lake Wayagamac. These two lakes are surrounded by the Laurentians (mountains) mountains, certain peaks exceeding 400 meters above sea level. [1]

This Haute-Mauricie lake includes Bouleau Bay (which receives Bouleau Creek from the north) and Mystérieur Bay located at the mouth of the Mysterious River (coming from the south). Petit lac Wayagamac has a length of 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi), a width of 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) and an altitude of 281 metres (922 ft). [2]

Little Bostonnais River

From the outlet of Petit lac Wayagamac, the Petite Rivière Bostonnais (English: Little Bostonnais River) runs 4.4 km (2.7 mi) (measured by water) before emptying into Lake Wayagamac (southeast side). Lake Wayagamac in turn empties from the west into the Little Bostonnais River which is approximately 10.6 km (6.6 mi) long (measured by water), between the Wayagamac lake dam and the mouth of the river which flows into the Saint-Maurice River at the southern limit of the town of La Tuque (just south of the airport). From the outlet of Petit lac Wayagamac, the water from the Petite rivière Bostonnais flows over 23.6 km (14.7 mi), 8.6 km (5.3 mi) of which cross Lake Wayagamac from east to west.

Toponymy

According to Father G. Lemoine, the expression "waweia gamak" is akin to the Algonquin language, and means "at the round lake". For father Joseph-Étienne Guinard, waiagamak, put for wawiagamaw, has the meaning of a round lake. Yet its shape is more triangular than round. This name, in the form of Wayagamack was mentioned in 1876 in one of the reports of the surveyor Télésphore Chavigny De La Chevrotière. From 1913, Wayagamack identified a pulp and paper factory established in Trois-Rivières. [3]

The toponym "Petit lac Wayagamac" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, in the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]

In addition, Kruger, in partnership with the Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF Rexfor), acquired the Kruger Wayagamack plant in 2001. This plant is located on Île-de-la-Potherie, at Trois-Rivières.

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References

  1. Google Map website, accessed January 30, 2020
  2. Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Petit lac Wayagamac - Measurements provided by the measurement tools of the Internet application.
  3. 1 2 "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Petit lac Wayagamac". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved January 30, 2020.