The lac Brisson is a freshwater body of the watershed of the
Brisson River, located in the unorganized territory of
Rivière-aux-Outardes, in the
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality
Manicouagan () is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.
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, in the administrative region of
Côte-Nord
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The region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, ...
, in the
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of
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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The east side of Lac Brisson is served by a forest road connecting to the southwest with a network of forest roads. On the east side the path to the English river allows road access from the southeast.
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Forestry is the main economic activity around the lake.[
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Geography
Lac Brisson is located in the southern part of the unorganized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes. This slightly misshapen fish-shaped lake, the tail of which faces north, towards the mouth. It has a length of , a maximum width of and an altitude of . It has three small islands.rivière aux Anglais
The rivière aux Anglais (, ) is a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the unorganized territory Rivière-aux-Outardes and in the territory of the town Baie-Comeau, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, on the administrative ...
on , in particular by crossing the Inconnu lake and the lac de la Rivière aux Anglais, to go to flow on the west bank of the Baie aux Anglais, on the north shore of the Estuary of Saint Lawrence
The St. Lawrence River Estuary is an estuary at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. It stretches 655 km from west to east, from the outlet of Lake Saint Pierre to Pointe-des-Monts, where it becomes the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada.
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Toponym
The toponym "Lac Brisson" derives from the name of the river of the same name.
The toponym "Lac Brisson" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
See also
* Gulf of St. Lawrence
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
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Lakes of Côte-Nord
Charlevoix Regional County Municipality