La Grande Plée Bleue is a peat bog located in Lévis in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
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Quebec, in Canada. With an area of , it is one of the largest wetlands in all of eastern Quebec.
Geography
This wetland is made up of a network of more than 650
ponds. Located north of the
plée de Beauharnois and northeast of
plée de Saint-Charles, it is the main source of the
Couture River
The rivière des Couture (''in English: Couture River'') is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière à la Scie which flows west to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. This watercourse flows entirely within the territory of the city ...
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Ecology
There are 150 plant species including carnivorous plants which are rare in Quebec. This ecological niches is home to 80 species of birds, including several species of waterfowl.
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Toponymy
The plée form is possibly a phonetic variant of the feminine term prée, in the sense of prairie. Indeed, the hesitation between r and l which dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries is widely attested in documents from New France. The blue color probably alludes to the presence of blueberry fields.
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See also
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Ecological reserves of Quebec
Notes and references
External links
Report from Radio-Canada
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Protected areas of Chaudière-Appalaches
Bogs of Canada