The lac Le Gardeur (English: Le Gardeur Lake) is a freshwater body in the head area of the

Sainte-Anne Ouest River The Sainte-Anne Ouest River is a tributary of the Bras du Nord flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc and Lac-Croche, as well as in the town of Saint-Raymond, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative re ...

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 A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

from

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, to Canada. This body of water is located southwest of 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 southern part of the lake is served by a forest road and another pass on the east side. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second. The surface of Lac Le Gardeur is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The Le Gardeur Lake has a length of , a width of and its surface is at an altitude of . This lake between the mountains is made like an inverted U. A peninsula attached to the south shore stretches north . It has an area of and drains a catchment area of .. Lac Le Gardeur is supplied with water on the northwest side by the outlet of the

(outlet of Fairchild Lake), as well as by the outlet (coming from the northeast) of Lakes Runan and Mancion.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Accessed January 26, 2020.
/ref> From the mouth of Lac Le Gardeur, the current descends on following the course of the

until the confluence of the

Neilson River The Neilson River flows into the territory of the municipality of Saint-Raymond, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada. The Neilson River is mainly served by the ...

; on south by the Bras du Nord; on south-west via 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: ...

to the northeast bank of the

Saint 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, connectin ...

Toponymy

The toponym Lac Le Gardeur 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 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Gardeur, lake Lakes of Capitale-Nationale La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality

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