The Lac Archambault is a freshwater body crossed from north to south by the

Sautauriski River The Sautauriski River is a tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. This watercourse subsequently crosses: * the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier (in part ...

, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the

regional county municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county r ...

(MRC)

La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions within ...

, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in

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, in

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. Lac Archambault is located in

Jacques-Cartier National Park Jacques-Cartier National Park (french: Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier) is a provincial park located north of Quebec City. The park aims to protect wildlife in the Laurentian massif. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregi ...

. The watershed of Lake Archambault is mainly served on the east side by the route 175 which connects the cities of

and Saguenay. A few secondary roads serve this area for forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed January 30, 2020
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Lake Archambault is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

Geography

Lake Archambault has a length of , a width of and its surface is at an altitude of . This lake between the mountains takes the form of a triange. It is mainly fed by the outlet (coming from the northwest) of Lac Nouvel and an unidentified stream (coming from the north). Its mouth is located on the southwest bank. The lake has an area of . From the mouth of Lake Archambault, the current descends on generally southward following the course of the

; then on generally towards the south along the current of the Jacques-Cartier River to the northeast bank of the

Saint Lawrence river The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...

Toponymy

The toponymic designation of this lake was assigned in 1931 by the Commission de géographie du Québec as part of the systematic allocation of several bodies of water in Parc des Laurentides, which was partly replaced by the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...

. This systematic allocation process was intended to recall the memories of soldiers from the Royal 22e Régiment who participated in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. Private René Archambault was born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

in 1898. Enlisted in his hometown, in March 1917, in the 245th Battalion, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion, which became the Royal 22e Régiment. He died in August 1918, during the Battle of Chérisy, in France.Wildlife and Parks Society, State of Knowledge. Jacques-Cartier National Park, 2004, p. 162. The toponym Lac Archambault was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

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 ...

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Archambault, lake Lakes of Capitale-Nationale La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality

Geography

Toponymy

See also

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