The Baskatong Reservoir (french: Réservoir Baskatong) is a man-made lake in western

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. It was formed following the construction of the Mercier Dam ( fr) in 1927 and has an area of 413 km². Since 2007, a 55 MW generating station is in operation at the site of the dam, the reservoir also being used to control the flow of the

Gatineau River The Gatineau River (french: Rivière Gatineau, ) is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. The river is long and drains ...

for several hydroelectric generating stations downstream. Its primary source is the Gatineau River. Other significant sources are: * Gens de Terre River * Notawassi River ( fr) * Rivière d'Argent ( fr) Baskatong Reservoir is accessible by several short forest roads off Route 117, about 200 km (124 mi) north of

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, and about 290 km (180 mi) north-west from

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Fish species

Baskatong Reservoir is a popular location for fishing and has over 20 outfitters established on its shores. Fish species present are

walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...

northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus '' Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a ...

lake trout The lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush'') is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also ...

, whitefish, and

landlocked salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are ...

.Baskatong outfitters association

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Baskatong outfitters associationGatineau Valley Tourism site
{{Authority control Reservoirs in Quebec Lakes of Laurentides Lakes of Outaouais Tourist attractions in Laurentides

Fish species

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