Lac des Trois Caribous

The lac des Trois Caribous is the main body of water on the slope of the rivière aux Castors Noirs, located in Haute-Batiscanie in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.

For other uses, see Caribou (disambiguation).
Lac des Trois Caribous
Lac des Trois Caribous
Location in Quebec
LocationLac-Croche, Capitale-Nationale
Coordinates47.59611°N 72.15028°W / 47.59611; -72.15028
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflowsDischarge of Lac Besson, discharge of Lac la Foi, unidentified stream, discharge of lakes Adélard-Harvey and "du Faiseur de Pluie".
Primary outflowsRivière aux Castors Noirs (via "Lac de Travers")
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Surface elevation407 m (1,335 ft)

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational activities, second[1] · .[2]

The surface of Lac des Trois Caribous is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.

Geography

Lac des Trois Caribous has a length of 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi), a width of 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) and an altitude of 407 metres (1,335 ft).[1]

This landlocked lake enclosed between the mountains looks like a boomerang open to the west. Lac des Trois Caribous has four small islands. Tilney Bay, which forms the northwest part of the lake, receives discharge from the Faiseur de Pluie and Adélard-Harvey lakes from the west.[1]

The mouth of Trois Caribous Lake is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast of the summit of Lone Pine Mountain, 7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the railway Canadian National, 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwest of the limit of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) east of village center of Lac-Édouard and 17.9 kilometres (11.1 mi) south-east of Saint-Henri Lake.[1]

From the mouth of this lake, the current crosses part of Lac de Travers to the north, then descends on 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) following the course of the rivière aux Castors Noirs, in particular crossing the lac aux Biscuits. Finally, the current flows into the upper part of the Batiscan River which goes southward to the north-west shore of Saint Lawrence river.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac des Trois Caribous" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

Notes and references
  1. Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Lac des Trois Caribous
  2. "Water Master Plan for the Batiscan River Watershed - 2015, SAMBBA" (PDF).
  3. "Lac aux Trois-Caribous". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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