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Frontenac Lake (Milieu River)

Coordinates: 48°56′32″N 74°07′04″W / 48.94222°N 74.11778°W / 48.94222; -74.11778
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Frontenac Lake
Watershed of Saguenay River
Frontenac Lake is located in Quebec
Frontenac Lake
Frontenac Lake
LocationLe Domaine-du-Roy (RCM)
Coordinates48°56′32″N 74°07′04″W / 48.94222°N 74.11778°W / 48.94222; -74.11778
TypeNatural
Primary inflows
  • (clockwise)
  • Maskoskanaw River
  • outlet of lake du Tétras Sombre
  • outlet of a set of lakes such Secondat,
  • St-Nom, de la Voûte, du Savon, du Canso,
  • Fonches, Watter, du Cerf, Janzé,
  • Austin, Maclas, Beaussier and Taylor
  • outlet of lake Gascon
  • outlet of lake Daudier.
Primary outflowsPoutrincourt Lake, Milieu River (Normandin River)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi)
Max. width1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface elevation427 metres (1,401 ft)

Frontenac Lake is a freshwater body of the Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec unorganized territory in the northwestern part of the Regional County Municipality (RCM) Le Domaine-du-Roy in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake extends entirely in the canton of Buade.

Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.

The forest road R0212 (East–west direction) cuts the middle of the course of the Milieu River (Normandin River). While the forest road R0223 serves the Valley of the Marquette River West, on the west side of Poutrincourt Lake. This last road connects to the Northeast at route 167 linking Chibougamau and Saint-Félicien, Quebec. The Canadian National Railway runs along this last road.

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

Geography

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The lake Frontenac has a length of 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi), a maximum width of 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) and an altitude of 427 metres (1,401 ft). A peninsula detaches itself from the west shore, near the mouth of the dump (coming from the West) of Secondat Lake and stretches out on 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the East, either towards the lake center. The northern part of the lake looks like a goalie hockey stick.

The mouth of Lake Frontenac is located at:

The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to Lake Frontenac are:

The Maskoskanaw River empties into a bay on the east shore of Lake Frontenac, which runs through the North 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) to its mouth. From there, the current flows down the Milieu River (Normandin River) on the north, to the south shore of the Poutrincourt Lake, which the current crosses on 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) to the North.

Downstream from Poutrincourt Lake, the current flows northward on 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi), forming a 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) eastward hook to South Bay of Nicabau Lake; then, 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi), i.e. 18 kilometres (11 mi) north, then east across the southern part of Nicabau Lake (elevation: 386 metres (1,266 ft)). From there, the current flows south-east along the Normandin River on 38.7 kilometres (24.0 mi) to the northwestern shore of Ashuapmushuan Lake. Then, the current flows through the Ashuapmushuan River which flows to Saint-Félicien, Quebec on the west shore of Lac Saint-Jean.

Toponymy

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The toponym "Lac Frontenac" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission.[2]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of natural resources of Canada.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Lac Frontenac."

See also

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