Outlet of a set of lakes such «Des Neiges Lake» and «Du Brouillard Lake»; Faucher River; outlet of lake Clairville; outlet of a set of unidentified lakes; outlet of an unidentified lake.
The Tessier Lake is a freshwater body located on the south side of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The surface of Tessier Lake 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.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near Lake Tessier are:
With a length of 18.4 kilometres (11.4mi), Lake Tessier is made along the length (North-South direction). Its southwestern part is connected to Tourigny Lake thanks to a short strait formed by the narrowing of the banks. Lake Tessier is mainly fed by the Faucher River which empties on its west shore (southern part of Lake Tessier) in a bay which has a length in the North-South direction of 2.9 kilometres (1.8mi); this bay is bordered on the west by a peninsula stretching to the south.
The mouth of Tessier Lake is located northeast to:
9.4 kilometres (5.8mi) south-east of the mouth of the Tessier Lake outlet;
21.9 kilometres (13.6mi) south of the mouth of the Saraana Bay;
48.1 kilometres (29.9mi) South of the village center of Obedjiwan, Quebec which is located on a peninsula on the north bank of the Gouin Reservoir;
From the mouth of Lake Tessier, the current flows over 147.8 kilometres (91.8mi) to Gouin Dam, according to the following segments:
9.8 kilometres (6.1mi) northward in Achintre township by taking the Lake Tessier outlet,[2] including crossing Arcand Lake (length: 5.3 kilometres (3.3mi); altitude: 403 metres (1,322ft)) on its full length, to the southern limit of the canton of Evanturel;
7.7 kilometres (4.8mi) northwesterly in the canton of Evanturel, still following the Tessier Lake outlet, forming a northward curve at the beginning of the segment and then crossing the northern part of Kaotoskonakamak Lake (length: 1.4 kilometres (0.87mi); altitude: 402 metres (1,319ft)) over 0.8 kilometres (0.50mi), to a bay on the south shore of the Saraana Bay;
14.3 kilometres (8.9mi) to the North crossing the Saraana Bay;
81.9 kilometres (50.9mi) to the East, crossing the Marmette Lake, then to the South-East crossing in particular the Brochu Lake then to the East crossing the Kikendatch Bay until Gouin Dam.
The Gouin Reservoir is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. 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 Lac Bureau is a vast freshwater body of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Nemio River is a tributary of the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Oskélanéo River is a tributary of the South Bay of Bureau Lake, flowing into the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Oskélanéo Lake is a freshwater body linked to the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir (via Bureau Lake, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Mistatikamekw River is a tributary of the Oskélanéo River which flows into the South Bay of Bureau Lake, flowing into the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
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 Faucher River is a tributary of Tessier Lake located on the southwestern side of the Gouin Reservoir. This river runs in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Bignell Creek is a tributary of the Adolphe-Poisson Bay located on the southwestern side 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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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