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Lake Kiskissink
The Lake Kiskissink is located in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. The area surrounding the lake is administered by the Zec Kiskissink Geography Located at 63 km (direct line) northeast of La Tuque downtown, 42 km (direct line) southwest of Chambord, and 21 km north east of Lac-Édouard, the Kiskissink lake has a very elongated shape in the north-south direction. The lake has a length of 11.2 km and a maximum width of 1.7 km (considering a bay). This lake is formed in parallel to the Grand Lake Bostonnais, located fifteen kilometers to the west side. Kiskissink Lake is located in the cantons of Rhodes and Lescarbot. The average level of the surface of the lake is at an altitude of 416 m. Some surrounding mountains exceed 460 m. Kiskissink the lake and its southern neighbor, the Lescarbot lake, are located along the boundary waters with the watershed of Lac Saint-Jean (Métabetchouan river); this line breaker is betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tuque (urban Agglomeration)
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord, Quebec, Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the Population centre (Canada), urban area. At over 28,000 square kilometres, it is the largest city in Canada by area. The city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie. The ''Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie'' canoeing race begins at La Tuque. Etymology The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles the well-known French-Canadian hat known as the tuque. The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about 245 metres. It is located 200 metres from the river and about 400 metres upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Lescarbot
The Lake Lescarbot is located in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. The territory is administered by Zec Kiskissink. Geography Lake Lescarbot is shaped like a large V, with three peninsula emerging from the eastern shore, south of the lake. The left arm of the V has a length of 4.8 km, against 3.5 km for the right arm of V. Lake Lescarbot is fed by six main discharges: * "Lac du billot" (Lake of block) (5.2 miles north). Note: the Aegis lake is a tributary of the outlet of the "lac du billot", * Lake Asik (3.7 km East), * Lake of Bauge (6.3 km East) which is located almost at the water line breaker, * Lake Ventadour (1.1 km to the south), which is regarded as the first head of the Bostonnais River, * Lake André-Louis (4 miles west). * Grand Lake macousine (2 km to the west). The mouth of the lake is at the top of the left arm of the V. River outlet of Lake Lescarbot is 3.2 km long (measured by water) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bostonnais, Quebec
La Bostonnais is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The community is about north of La Tuque's town centre along Quebec Route 155. The municipality takes its name from the nearby Bostonnais and Little Bostonnais Rivers. This name probably came from an American man originally from Boston who joined the Abenaki at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1823, a reference was made to an Abenaki man named Jean-Baptiste Bostonnais who had one of his daughters baptized at Trois-Rivières. The Bostonnais family had their hunting territory in the area where the namesake rivers flow. History The area, located within the geographic township of Bourgeoys, opened up for colonization around 1871. The Mission of Saint-Jean-Bosco was formed in 1946 and became a parish two years later. In 1946, the post office opened, and closed again in 1961. It was constituted as a municipality in 1987. On March 26, 2003 it became part of the City of La Tuque as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tuque
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 square kilometres, it is the largest city in Canada by area. The city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie. The ''Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie'' canoeing race begins at La Tuque. Etymology The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles the well-known French-Canadian hat known as the tuque. The hat-shaped mountain which gave its name to the town of La Tuque is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and the WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about 245 metres. It is located 200 metres from the river and about 400 metres upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Maurice River
The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about , to finally reach the St. Lawrence river at Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km (350 miles) long and has a drainage basin of . Saint-Maurice River is one of the most important tributaries of the St. Lawrence River. The main tributaries of the Saint-Maurice River are: * Matawin River, whose mouth is at Matawin (Hamlet); * Vermillon River (La Tuque) which empties about 23 km, 14 miles (by water) upstream (north) of the Beaumont generating station in La Tuque; * Manouane River (La Tuque) which empties about 115 km, 70 miles (by water) upstream (north) of La Tuque; * La Trenche River (La Tuque) whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métabetchouane River
The Metabetchouan River (French: ''Métabetchouane'') is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean in the centre of the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the regional county municipalitys (MRC) of: * La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Capitale-Nationale): in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche; * La Tuque (administrative region of Mauricie): * Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean): in the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche; * Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality (administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean): in the municipality of Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean. It ends at Desbiens, where a cave called Le trou de la Fée is located. Its source are the Mâles and Bouteille Lakes in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve and it is long. The river has been dammed for hydroelectric power. Now, it is also a tourist river with raftin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bostonnais River
The river Bostonais or Bostonians is a river of Canada, located in Quebec, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in La Tuque (urban agglomeration). Geography This river of 96 km takes its sources in main lakes, located at almost highest elevation in the mountains : the lake Ventadour on Lake Lescarbot on Lake Kiskissink and Grand Lake Bostonnais, in the heart of the Zec Kiskissink. In upper-Bostonnais, from the small lake "du Chalet" (an affluent of lake Ventadour), water flows from one lake to the other up to the mouth of Grand Lake Bostonnais. The Zec Kiskissink covers the line of the watershed between the Saint-Maurice River and that of Lac Saint-Jean. The river Bostonnais flows in a south-westerly direction to throw in Saint-Maurice River at north of the urban area of La Tuque. This river whose surface is usually frozen from November to April, flows mainly in forest land, except for the last kilometers before its mouth. It runs through a village, or La Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Lake Bostonnais
The Grand Lake Bostonnais is located in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, Canada. This lake is an important body of water is feeding the Bostonnais River which pours at La Tuque, Quebec, La Tuque in Saint-Maurice River. The territory around Grand Lake Bostonnais is entirely in forest. Geography Located at 62 km (measured in a direct line) northeast of the city of La Tuque, Quebec, La Tuque, Grand Lake Bostonnais is encased between mountains. The surface of this lake which is frozen from November to April, has an average elevation of 413 meters above sea level. The north end of the lake is located at a distance of 4.4 kilometers south of the Quebec route 155 which links La Tuque, Quebec, La Tuque and Chambord, Quebec, Chambord, Lac Saint-Jean. Grand Lake Bostonnais has a length of 10.8 km in the north-south direction. The southern part of the lake is 2.4 km wide and 2.8 km for northern part. A large isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word ''Mauricie'' was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis. Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec. However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities * Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality * Maskinongé Regional County Municipality * Mékinac Regional County Municipality Equivalent territories * Agglomeration of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Édouard, Quebec
Lac-Édouard is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its village centre is located along the Canadian National Railway at the north end of the namesake Lake Édouard. On March 26, 2003, it became part of the City of La Tuque as part of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec, but following a 2004 referendum, the Municipalities of La Bostonnais and Lac-Édouard were reconstituted on January 1, 2006. It remains part of the urban agglomeration of La Tuque. It had formerly been part of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Regional County Municipality, which was abolished in the wake of the merger; after demerger, it is one of the few municipalities (other than in the Nord-du-Québec region) that is not part of any regional county municipality. History The name of Lake Édouard, which was recorded since 1828 by the surveyor Joseph Bouchette, honours Native American hunter Edouard Jeannotte. Another surveyor, J. P. Mullarkey, wrote in 1893 that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambord, Quebec
Chambord is a municipality in Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The Chambord meteorite was found near here in 1904. The municipality also includes the community of Val-Jalbert, located along Quebec Route 169 between the village of Chambord itself and Roberval. Transportation Chambord is at the intersection of Quebec highways 155 and 169, and is also served by the Montreal – Jonquière train passenger train of Via Rail Canada, which operates between Montreal and Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquièr .... Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 1773 (2006 to 2011 population change: 4.9%) * Population in 2006: 1690 * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
