The Saint-Véran Lake is a fresh
body of water in the head area of the
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 ...
(via the
Moncouche Lake), 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
province of
Quebec, in
Canada. Lac Saint-Véran is located in the western part of the
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Its location is almost at the limit of the administrative regions 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 ...
and
Capitale-Nationale.
A forest road runs along the southeast shore of Lac Moncouche. A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Saint-Véran 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 hydrographic slopes near Lake Saint-Véran are:
* North side: Starr Lake, Huard Lake
The lac Huard is a body of water crossed by the Huard River, in the catchment area of the Ha! Ha! River and Saguenay River. This body of water is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Mun ...
, Métabetchouane River;
* East side: Étoile lake, Contourné stream;
* South side: Moncouche Lake, Contourné stream, rivière aux Montagnais;
* West side: Métabetchouane River.
The lake Saint-Véran is connected (on southwest side) to Moncouche Lake and is landlocked between the mountains. Lac Saint-Véran has a length of , a width of , an altitude of . Its mouth located to the southwest is located at:
* north-east of the confluence of the 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 ...
and the Métabetchouane river;
* north-east of Métabetchouane Lake
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 ...
;
* north-east of the Canadian National railway station Kiskissink;
* to the east of route 155, connecting 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 ...
to 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, ...
;
* south-east of the confluence of the Métabetchouane river and Lac Saint-Jean.[Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application]
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From the mouth of Lac Saint-Véran, the current descends the 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 ...
over generally towards the south, the Métabetchouane River generally towards the north over to the south shore of lac Saint-Jean; then the current crosses the latter on towards the northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River via 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 ...
on to Tadoussac where the current merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence
The estuary of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest esturaries in the world.
Situation
The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It ...
.[
]
Toponymy
The toponym "Lac Saint-Véran" 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 ...
.
See also
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Veran, lake
Lakes of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve