Mattawa Bay is a freshwater body of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir in the territory 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 the
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 ...
administrative region, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
This lake extends in the canton of Poisson and Evanturel. Following the completion 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 ...
in 1948, Mattawa Bay is in its present form as part of 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 ...
.
Recreotourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector. Forestry comes second.
Some forest roads serve the valleys of the
Flapjack River
The Flapjack River is a tributary of the Mattawa Bay of the Southwest of Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the town of La Tuque, into the administrative area of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Flapjack River flows successively into the townsh ...
,
Bignell Creek
Bignell Creek is a tributary of the Adolphe-Poisson Bay located on the southwestern side of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Big ...
and the
Mégiscane River
The Mégiscane River is a tributary of Parent Lake (Abitibi). It flows in the Northwest of Quebec, in Canada, in the administrative regions of:
*Mauricie: in the westernmost part of the town of La Tuque;
*Abitibi-Témiscamingue: in the territory of ...
. These forest road branches connect to
route 404 which serves the Mattawa Bay Valley and connects to the Southeast at
route 400 which connects 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 ...
via the river valleys
Jean-Pierre and
Leblanc.
The surface of Mattawa Bay is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, but safe ice circulation is generally from early December to the end of March.
Geography
Toponymy
The toponym "Baie Mattawa" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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, when it was created.
Quebec Geographic Names Board - Place names database - Toponym: "Mattawa Bay".
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Notes and references
See also
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Bays of Quebec
La Tuque, Quebec