Saint-Cyr Lake (Saint-Cyr River South)

Saint-Cyr Lake /ˌseɪntˈsɪər/ is a freshwater body of water crossed by the Saint-Cyr River South in the north-eastern part of Senneterre, in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

For other uses, see Saint-Cyr.
Saint-Cyr Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
Saint-Cyr Lake
LocationEeyou Istchee James Bay (mconvertcipality)
Coordinates48°44′00″N 75°41′55″W
TypeNatural
Primary inflowsSaint-Cyr River South, Chartrand River
Primary outflowsSaint-Cyr River South.
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi)
Max. width3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi)
Surface elevation393 metres (1,289 ft)

This body of water extends in the townships of Mesplet and Cherrier. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.

The hydrographic slope of Lake Saint-Cyr is accessible through a forest road (North-South direction) on the east side of the Saint-Cyr River Valley; in addition, another forest road (East-West direction) serves the northern part of the Saint-Cyr Lake Biodiversity Reserve and connects R1015 to the west.

The surface of Lac Saint-Cyr is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography
Lake Saint-Cyr has a total length of 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) (including 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) in the Township of Mesplet and 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) in the Township of Cherrier. The surface of this lake is an elevation: 393 metres (1,289 ft), facing north-east, of which 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) in the canton of Cherrier, 14.9 kilometres (9.3 mi) in Belmont Township, and 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) in Kalm Township.

This lake is fed by the Chartrand River (coming from the East) and by the Saint-Cyr River South which crosses it to the South-West on 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi). The Saint-Cyr River is itself fed by Barry Lake (Saint-Cyr River South) and Bailly Lake (Saint-Cyr River South).

The mouth of Lake Saint-Cyr is located on the west shore of the southern part of the lake, namely: North of the mouth of the Saint-Cyr River;

The main hydrographic slopes near Lac Saint-Cyr are:

Toponymy

The former name of this body of water was "Maskotirikan Lake". The term "Saint-Cyr" is a family name of French origin.

Its meaning is associated with that of the Saint-Cyr River (Opawica River) whose upper part was named distinctly Saint-Cyr River South on September 24, 2003 by the Commission de toponymie du Quebec. This commission took into account that the course of the Saint-Cyr river belonged from now on to two hydrographic slopes as a result of the construction of an impoundment dam.

The toponym "lac Saint-Cyr" was made official on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[2]

Notes and references
  1. Measured distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet) by Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
  2. Quebec Geographic Names Board - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Lac Saint-Cyr"

See also
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