The Batiscan Lake is located in Upper Batiscanie and is the limit of unorganized territories of
Lac-Blanc (White Lake) and
Lac-Croche. This territory is related to the
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
Subdi ...
, in the administrative region of the
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,7 ...
, in the
province of Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
.
Shape while length (6.35 km by 0.5 km at the widest in the East-West direction), the Batiscan lake marks the southwestern boundary of 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 ...
and the northeastern boundary of the
Zec de la Rivière-Blanche.
Shaped in length, in the East-West direction, the size of the lake is 6.35 km by 0.5 km at the widest. The Batiscan Lake mark the southwest boundary of 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 ...
and the northeastern boundary of the
Zec de la Rivière-Blanche.
Fueled mainly by the
Croche River (La Tuque)
The Croche River is a tributary of Saint-Maurice River, and flows in the regions of Haute- Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Croche River crosses the following cantons of Chabanel and Bécard, in Lac-As ...
coming from northeast, Batiscan lake drains into the
Lightning River
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an average o ...
which joins to the west, the
Batiscan River
The Batiscan River is located in La Mauricie administrative region, in the Quebec province, Canada. This river flows from Lake Édouard in Mauricie south and west to empty into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan, Quebec, northeast of Trois-Riv ...
. The
Croche River (La Tuque)
The Croche River is a tributary of Saint-Maurice River, and flows in the regions of Haute- Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Croche River crosses the following cantons of Chabanel and Bécard, in Lac-As ...
is powered by the Lac Croche.
The
Moïse River, coming from the north, flows into the
Lightning River
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an average o ...
just at the mouth of Lake Batiscan. The
Moïse River is powered by
Moïse Lake which in turn is fed by three smaller rivers. The
Moïse Lake marks the boundary of the southwest boundary of 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 ...
and the north boundary of the
Zec de la Rivière-Blanche.
Toponymy
In 1873, the Surveyor Pascal Dumais Horace wrote that the heights of the lake, you could see the mountain range west of the
Saint-Maurice River, the whole area of
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 t ...
, the valley of the
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 highe ...
and that of the
Métabetchouane.
[Geographical Names Board of Québec, names and places of Quebec, the work of the Geographical Names Board published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of an illustrated dictionary printed, and in the CD-ROM produced by Micro - Intel in 1997 from the dictionary.]
The name "Batiscan Lake" was officially registered at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec, as of December 5, 1968. The name "Batiscan Lake" is sometimes confused in the use of the place name "Petit Lac Batiscan", which is located in the municipality of
Saint-Raymond
Saint-Raymond, also called Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, is a city in Quebec, Canada, located about north-west of Quebec City. It is the largest city in population and area of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality.
Geography
Saint-Raymond is ...
. Batiscan lake is considered the second head of the river of the same name, especially through the
Moïse River (Quebec)
The Moïse river (''French: Rivière à Moïse'') is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve in Upper Batiscanie in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, about northwest of Quebec City. Moïse River is part of unorganized territor ...
and other rivers that feed it. French place names in Canada, it is natural to associate the name for a lake head and toponym discharge.
See also
*
Batiscanie, Quebec
Batiscanie is the watershed of the Batiscan River, located in the center of the province of Quebec, Canada, covering 4690 km² on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The area covered by Batiscanie is 53% in the administrative région o ...
*
Batiscan River
The Batiscan River is located in La Mauricie administrative region, in the Quebec province, Canada. This river flows from Lake Édouard in Mauricie south and west to empty into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan, Quebec, northeast of Trois-Riv ...
*
Lightning River
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an average o ...
*
Croche River (La Tuque)
The Croche River is a tributary of Saint-Maurice River, and flows in the regions of Haute- Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Croche River crosses the following cantons of Chabanel and Bécard, in Lac-As ...
*
Moïse River (Quebec)
The Moïse river (''French: Rivière à Moïse'') is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve in Upper Batiscanie in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, about northwest of Quebec City. Moïse River is part of unorganized territor ...
*
Portneuf Wildlife Reserve
*
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 ...
*
Zec de la Rivière-Blanche
MRC and municipalities :
*
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
Subdi ...
*
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 ...
* Municipality of
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 t ...
References
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Lakes of Mauricie
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve