The Baie du Canot Rouge ( en, Red Canoe Bay) is a bay of the

Taureau Reservoir The Taurus Reservoir is a reservoir in Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, Québec, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is on the Matawin River. Toponymy The reservoir is named after a river rapid ...

, in the unorganized territory of Baie-de-la-Bouteille, in the

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(MRC), in the administrative region of

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geogr ...

, in

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, in

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. From the middle of 19th century, forestry was the predominant economic activity in the sector. From 20th century, recreational tourism activities were highlighted. This body of water is very famous for pleasure boating. The lake's surface is generally frozen from November to April; however, safe circulation on the ice is usually from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The {Baie du Canot Rouge "is long (oriented to the southwest) and is located northeast of the

. This bay is located at the western limit of the

Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve The Mastigouche Wildlife Reserve is a Quebec Wildlife Reserve located in the administrative regions of the Mauricie and Lanaudière, Quebec, in Canada. Comprising 1556 square kilometres, it includes 417 lakes and 13 rivers. Like all wildlife reser ...

. The bay receives on its west shore the waters of René stream and from the east, the outlet of Lac de la Pomme.

Toponymy

The toponym "Baie du Canot Rouge" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of 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 ...

.- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Baie du Canot Rouge"
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Notes and references

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

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