The Lac de la Galette (English: "De La Galette Lake") is a freshwater body of the town of
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 sq ...
, in
Haute-Mauricie, forming a bay on the south shore of
Gouin Reservoir
The Gouin Reservoir () is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective na ...
and west of the upper
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. F ...
, in the administrative region of
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 popu ...
, in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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 thirtee ...
, in
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 ...
.
This lake is mainly located in the township of Delage, except for a bay on the east shore that receives the waters of the
Leblanc River (Gouin Reservoir)
The Leblanc River is a tributary of the De La Galette River, flowing on the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Leblanc River runs success ...
, which penetrates eastward into the township of Leblanc. Following the erection completed in 1948 of the
Gouin dam Gouin or Goüin may refer to:
Places
* Barrage Gouin Water Aerodrome, airport in Quebec
* Gouin-Gouin, town in Burkina Faso
* Gouin (electoral district), provincial electoral district
* Gouin Boulevard, longest street on the island of Montreal
* Go ...
, the "Lac de la Galette" became an extension of the
Bouzanquet Bay
The Bouzanquet Bay is a vast freshwater body of the south-eastern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of
Quebec, in Canada.
This ba ...
which is an extension to the south of
Gouin Reservoir
The Gouin Reservoir () is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective na ...
.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.
The
route 400, connecting the
Gouin Dam Gouin or Goüin may refer to:
Places
* Barrage Gouin Water Aerodrome, airport in Quebec
* Gouin-Gouin, town in Burkina Faso
* Gouin (electoral district), provincial electoral district
* Gouin Boulevard, longest street on the island of Montreal
* Go ...
to the village of
Parent, Quebec
Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the city of La Tuque and about north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2011, it had a population of 611.Statistics Canada 2006 Census Parent community profile/ref>
During the sum ...
, serves the valleys of the
De La Galette River (Gouin Reservoir)
The De La Galette River (French: "Rivière de la Galette") is a tributary of the southern shore of Gouin Reservoir (Bouzanquet Bay), flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Ca ...
and the
Leblanc River (Gouin Reservoir)
The Leblanc River is a tributary of the De La Galette River, flowing on the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Leblanc River runs success ...
; this road also serves the peninsula which stretches north in the
Gouin Reservoir
The Gouin Reservoir () is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian province of Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective na ...
on . Some secondary forest roads are in use nearby for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
The surface of the "De La Galette Lake" is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.
Geography
Toponymy
The toponym "Lac de la Galette" was formalized on December 18, 1986, 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 ...
, when it was created.
Commission de toponymie du Quebec - List of place names - Toponyme: "Lac de la Galette"
Notes and references
See also
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galette (Gouin Reservoir), lake
Lakes of Mauricie
La Tuque, Quebec