The Lac Vert is a freshwater body of the watershed of Belle Rivière and

Lac Saint-Jean Lac Saint-Jean (, ) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of , and is ...

, in the municipality of

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, in the

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality Lac-Saint-Jean-Est () is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2016, 99.3% reported that they spoke French most often at home, according to the census. Subdivisions There ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. The area around the lake is served by the route 169 which passes to the west, by the rang Saint-Isidore road (north shore) and by the rang du Lac Vert road (south shore), for the needs of recreational tourism activities, especially vacationing.Open Street Map - Accessed February 4, 2019
/ref> Recreational and tourist activities, especially vacationing, are the main economic activities in this area; agriculture and forestry, second. The surface of Lac Vert is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds near Lac Vert are: * north side: Kénogamichiche Lake, Rivière des Aulnaies, Petite rivière Bédard, Bédard River,

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, La Petite Décharge; * east side: Kénogamichiche Lake,

Kenogami Lake Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec, Canada. Situated at an altitude of , the lake is long and deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to ref ...

Pikauba River The Pikauba River is a tributary of Kenogami Lake, flowing in the province of Quebec in Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * ...

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, Bras des Angers, rivière aux Sables, Cascouia River; * south side: La Belle Rivière,

ruisseau L'Abbé The ruisseau L'Abbé (English: L'Abbé stream) is a freshwater tributary of the Pikauba River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguen ...

, lac de la Belle Rivière, rivière du Milieu,

Métabetchouane River The Metabetchouan River (French: ''Métabetchouane'') is a tributary of Lac Saint-Jean in the centre of the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the regional county municipalities (MRC) of: * La Jacques-Cartie ...

; * west side: La Belle Rivière,

, ruisseau de la Belle Rivière, Grignon River, Ouiatchouan River,

. Lac Vert has a length of , a width of and an altitude of . This lake is mainly fed by riparian streams. On the north side, this lake is separated from Kénogamichiche Lake, by a strip of land with a width varying between and , along the entire length of the lake. The mouth of this lake is located to the northeast, at: * south-west of the bridge spanning Kénogamichiche Lake; * north-east of route 169; * west of

; * east of the village center of

; * east of

; * west of the barrage de Portage-des-Roches; * south of downtown

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; * south-west of the confluence of the

and the

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ The Saguenay River (, ) is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. ...

. From the mouth of Lac Vert, the current crosses Kénogamichiche Lake on to the west, then follows the course of the Rivière des Aulnaies on north-west, the course of La Belle Rivière on north-west (via a bay), then crosses the eastern part of

toward north on , follows the Saguenay river via the Petite Décharge on to

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography Tadoussac is ...

where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Vert" was formalized on September 23, 1975, by the

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Notes and references

Appendices

, a

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* La Belle Rivière * Rivière des Aulnaies * Kénogamichiche Lake *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vert, lake Lakes of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality

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