Lac des Îles (Beauce-Sartigan)

The Lac des Îles (in English: lake of islands), also called Lac Grande Coudée is a lake located near the village of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Lac des Îles
Lac des Îles near the village of Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
Lac des Îles
LocationCanada, Quebec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Primary inflowsDischarge of "Lac de la Beurrerie" and two streams.
Primary outflowsRivière de la Grande Coudée (via the discharge of "Lac des Îles"
Max. length2.75 kilometres (1.71 mi)
Max. width.75 kilometres (0.47 mi)
Surface elevation420 metres (1,380 ft)
FrozenFrozen generally from mid-December to mid-March

Geography

Its area is approximately 2 kilometres (1.24 mi), its altitude of 420 metres (1,380 ft). This lake is surrounded by forest.

The discharge from the lake joins the Rivière de la Grande Coudée, near Saint-Martin. The discharge from the lake joins the Rivière de la Grande Coudée, near Saint-Martin, and is a tributary of the Chaudière River, therefore a sub-tributary of St. Lawrence River.[1]

Tourism

Camping, fishing, kayaking and various outdoor activities are accessible near the lake and its surrounding area in a natural environment.

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac des Îles" was made official on January 31, 1980 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references
  1. "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponyms: Lac des Îles.
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