The Simard Lake is a freshwater body located in the northwestern part of Gouin Reservoir, within the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This lake extends in the townships of Lacasse (northern part of the lake) and Crémazie (southern part of the lake).
Recreational tourism is the primary economic activity in the area with forestry as secondary. Recreational boating, especially sport fishing, is particularly popular on this water.
The Lake Simard hydrographic slope is served on the side by secondary forest roads connected to the R2046 and R1045 forest roads that connect the village of Obedjiwan, Quebec.
The surface of Lake Simard is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to the end of March.
Water management at the Gouin Dam can lead to significant variations in the water level, particularly at the end of the winter when the water is lowered.
Geography
Before the construction of the La Loutre Dam in 1916, creating the Gouin Reservoir, Lake Simard had a smaller dimension. After the second raising of the waters in 1946 with the development of the Gouin Dam, Lake Simard took its present form.
The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Simard are:
With a length of 4.2 kilometres (2.6mi) (with a deformed outline and several bays, islands and peninsulas), Lake Simard stretches in the North-South direction. This lake is mainly fed by the Piponisiw River, coming from the North.
The Lake Simard is bounded on the east side by a peninsula stretching northward on 5.1 kilometres (3.2mi) to Miller Lake (Gouin Reservoir), where the current flows through a narrow passage towards the East is located, either to the Du Mâle Lake (Gouin Reservoir). On the west side, a mountain peak rises to an altitude of 505 metres (1,657ft) at 2.0 kilometres (1.2mi) from the shore of the lake. The water level of the lake equilibrates with that of the Gouin Reservoir, except when the level is lowered (eg at the end of winter) according to the water management of the Gouin Dam.
The mouth of Lake Simard is located northeast of the lake, at:
The term "Simard" is a family name of French origin.
The French toponym "Simard Lake" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of this Commission.[2]
Notes and references
↑ Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
The Gouin Reservoir is a man-made lake, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque, Quebec, Canada. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lakes separated by innumerable bays, peninsulas, and islands with highly irregular shapes. It has therefore a relative long shoreline of over 5,600 km (3,500 mi) compared to its surface area of 1,570 km2 (610 sq mi). It is the source of the Saint-Maurice River.
The Toussaint River is a tributary of the north shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in Quebec, in Canada in the administrative region of:
The Flapjack River is a tributary of the Mattawa Bay of the Southwest of Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the town of La Tuque, into the administrative area of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Mattawa Bay is a freshwater body of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Saraana Bay is a freshwater body of the southwestern part of Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Adolphe-Poisson Bay is a freshwater body located south of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Hanotaux Bay is a freshwater body located in the south-west part of Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Plamondon Bay is a freshwater body situated in the western part of Gouin Reservoir, within the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
The Plamondon Creek is a tributary of the Plamondon Bay located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The De la Rencontre Creek is a tributary of the Du Mâle Lake located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing entirely into forest area in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
The Male Lake is a freshwater body located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Bourgeois Lake is a freshwater body located in the north central part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Thibodeau Bay is a freshwater body located in the north central part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Piponisiw River is a tributary of Simard Lake located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing entirely into the forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
The Saveney Lake is a freshwater body attached to the Adolphe-Poisson Bay, located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the City of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake extends in the cantons of Hanotaux and Poisson.
Piciw Minikanan Bay is a body of freshwater located in the western part of Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative area of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Miller Lake is a body of freshwater located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Du Poète Lake is a freshwater lake that has become the "Du Poète Reservoir", located west of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the city of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake extends entirely in the canton of Poisson.
Provancher Creek is a tributary of the upper part of the Mégiscane River located to the west of Gouin Reservoir, flowing entirely into forest area in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Lake Marmette is a freshwater body located in the Center-North part of Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
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