The Lac Sainte-Anne (English: Sainte-Anne Lake) is a freshwater body at the head of the
Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
in the unorganized territory of
Lac-Croche, in the
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale, in the
province
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from
Quebec
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, to Canada. This body of water is located in 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 ...
.
The area around the lake is served by the forest road R0300 which runs on the east side of the lake, and by another forest road from the south which connects to the first, south of the lake. These roads serve this area for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
[Open Street Map - Accessed January 23, 2020]
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Sainte-Anne 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
Lake Sainte-Anne has a length of , a width of and its surface is at an altitude of . This lake deep in the mountains is long and has three small islands.
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From the mouth of Lac Sainte-Anne, the current descends on following the course of the Sainte-Anne River (Mauricie)
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
to the northeast shore of 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 ...
.
Toponymy
The toponym Lac Sainte-Anne 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 ...
.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Sainte-Anne - Retrieved on January 23, 2020](_blank)
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See also
* La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
* Lac-Croche, an unorganized territory Unorganized territory may refer to:
* An unincorporated area in any number of countries
* One of the current or former territories of the United States that has not had a government "organized" with an "organic act" by the U.S. Congress
* Unorganize ...
* Sainte-Anne River (Mauricie)
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
* 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 of Canada
References
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Lakes of Capitale-Nationale
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve