The lac Métabetchouane is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métabetchouane River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and th ...

, in the

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, to

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. This lake constitutes the demarcation between the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...

(east side - administrative region of

) and

zec Kiskissink The Zec Kiskissink is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec), located in the administrative region of the Mauricie, the Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. This wild territory, us ...

(west side - 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 ...

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 ...

). The lake Métabetchouane is indirectly served by the route 155 (connecting

and

Chambord Chambord can refer to: * Chambord (liqueur), a brand of raspberry-flavored liqueur * Château de Chambord, a French ''château'' built in the 16th century * Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, the French commune where the ''château'' is located * Chambord, ...

). A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed February 10, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Métabetchouane Lake is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds near lake Métabetchouane are: * north side: Métabetchouane River, Chaîne River, Chute River, Fouet River; * east side:

Moncouche River The Moncouche River (French: rivière Moncouche) is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River, crossing the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, flowing in the provinces and territories of Canada, province from Quebec, to Canada. The cours ...

, rivière aux Écorces, Lac aux Écorces; * south side: Great Bostonnais Lake,

Bostonnais River The river Bostonais or Bostonians is a river of Canada, located in Quebec, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in La Tuque (urban agglomeration). Geography This river of 96 km takes its sources in main lakes, located at almost highe ...

, Kiskissink Lake, Métabetchouane River; * west side: Commissioners River, Perche river,

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. The lake Métabetchouane has a length of , a width of and an altitude of . This lake is mainly fed by the outlet of the Métabetchouane River (coming from the east via Naquagami bay), riverside streams, the outlet of lakes Voisard, Bellevalle and Bohémier, the outlet of lakes Chaunard and Biliette, the outlet of Lac du Sillon and the outlet of Lac Mallette. The Métabetchouane River crosses this lake for to the northwest. A peninsula stretching over to the north separates two bays: one (east side) stretches over towards the south. The other bay (west side) stretches for to the south. While Naquagami Bay stretches for to the east to collect the discharge from the Métabetchouane River. The mouth of Métabetchouane Lake is located at the bottom of a bay at the far north of the lake, at: * north-east of the bottom of a bay in Grand lac Bostonnais; * north of Kiskissink Lake; * north-east of the center of the village of Van Bruyssel located along the Canadian National railway; * east of

lac des Commissaires The lac des Commissaires flows in the municipality of Lac-Bouchette, in the MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The lake is popular for recreational and ...

; * north of the village center of Lac-Édouard; * south of the mouth of the Métabetchouane river, on the south shore of lac Saint-Jean. From the mouth of Métabetchouane Lake, the current follows the course of: * the Métabetchouane river on generally towards the northwest; * the lac Saint-Jean on north-east until

la petite Décharge La Petite Décharge is the name of one of the two emissaries of lac Saint-Jean, the other being the La Grande Décharge. This river flows south of Alma Island, on the northwest shore of St. Lawrence River, in the town of Alma, in the Lac-Saint ...

; * the Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "lac Métabetchouane" was formalized on December 5, 1968, 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 ...

Notes and references

Appendices

* Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality * Lac-Moncouche, a TNO *

, a city *

Zec Kiskissink The Zec Kiskissink is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec), located in the administrative region of the Mauricie, the Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. This wild territory, us ...

, a controlled harvesting zone *

* Métabetchouane River * Lac Saint-Jean * Saguenay River *

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...

List of lakes in Canada This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres being estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada. Of these, 561 lakes have a surface ar ...

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