Lake Le Royer is a freshwater body integrated into a set of lakes designated " Obatogamau Lakes", within the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) area, within the administrative region of

Nord-du-Québec Nord-du-Québec (; en, Northern Quebec) is the largest, but the least populous, of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. With nearly of land area, and very extensive lakes and rivers, it covers much of the Labrador Peninsu ...

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. This lake extends in the townships of Fancamp and La Dauversière. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. The hydrographic slope of Lac Royer is accessible by a branch of a forest road connecting to the north at route 113 (linking

Lebel-sur-Quévillon Lebel-sur-Quévillon is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 in the Jamésie region. It is located approximately 88 kilometres north of Senneterre and approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Chibougamau. It is surroun ...

and Chibougamau) and the Canadian National Railway. The surface of Le Royer Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes near Le Royer Lake are: *North side: Chevrier Lake (Obatogamau River), Merrill Lake, Dorés Lake (Chibougamau River),

Chibougamau Lake Chibougamau Lake is a freshwater body of the municipality of Chibougamau, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in province of Quebec, in Canada. The surface of Chibougamau Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however ...

Chibougamau River The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: R ...

; *East side: La Dauversière Lake, Boisvert River, Rohault Lake; *South side: Nemenjiche Lake,

Opawica River The Opawica River is a tributary of the Waswanipi River, which is a tributary of Matagami Lake which in turn flows into the Nottaway River which flows into the south of James Bay. The Opawica River flows in the municipality of Eeyou Istchee Baie- ...

, Nemenjiche River; *West side: Verneuil Lake, Eau Jaune Lake, Muscocho Lake, Irene River,

Obatogamau River The Obatogamau River is a tributary of the Chibougamau River, flowing into the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Jamésie, in the Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The lower and middle portions of the Obatogamau River hy ...

. Le Royer Lake empties on the North side by a short strait in Chevrier Lake (Obatogamau River).

Toponymy

The toponym "lac Le Royer" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of place names - Toponym: "Lac Le Royer".
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Geography

Toponymy

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