L Étang Malbaie (''English: Malbaie Pond'') is a freshwater body crossed by the Petite rivière Malbaie, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the

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(MRC) of

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, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the

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, in

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. This lake which is located in a forest and mountainous area, in the eastern part of

Grands-Jardins National Park Grands-Jardins National Park is a provincial park, located in the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Pikauba, Quebec, Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, an administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. The Gr ...

. The eastern part of Étang Malbaie is accessible by the route 381 which goes up to the north. A secondary forest road runs along the north shore of this body of water. This mountain lake is entirely located in an area where forestry has always been the predominant economic activity; recreational tourism, second. In the middle of 19th century, recreational tourism activities took off. Due to the altitude, this lake is normally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of April; however, the safe period for traffic on the ice is usually from mid-December to mid-April.

Geography

The Étang Malbaie has a length of , a width of and an altitude of . It is located between the mountains including Mont René-Richard (altitude: ) located at to the north, as well as another mountain (altitude of summit: ) located at to the south. Étang Malbaie is mainly fed by the outlet (coming from the north) of the Petite rivière Malbaie, the outlet of Lac de la Galette and Lac Rameau, as well as an unidentified stream. The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Malbaie Pond are: * to the east: Lac de la Galette; * to the south: Pointu Lake, Roche Lake; * to the west: Petite rivière Malbaie,

Malbaie River The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...

; * north: Petite rivière Malbaie. The mouth of the Malbaie Pond is located to the southwest. From the dam at the mouth, the current descends on the Petite rivière Malbaie generally towards the southwest with a drop of , up to the East bank of the Malbaie river. From there, the current descends on following the course of the Malbaie river which flows to La Malbaie in the

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.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Étang Malbaie - Distance and altitude measurements based on the application of the measurements of the site.
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Toponymy

The toponymic designation "Malbaie Pond" is contextual, suggesting the presence of a pond. This designation is linked to the other local toponyms using the term "Malbaie":

Petit lac Malbaie The Petit lac Malbaie is a freshwater body of the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake, which is ...

, Petite rivière Malbaie and

. The dam at the mouth of this pond was erected in 1955. This toponym appears on a document from the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1973. The toponym “Étang Malbaie” was formalized on June 6, 1973, at the Place Names Bank of the

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.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Étang Malbaie
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References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

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