Gabriel_Lake_(Opawica_River)

Gabriel Lake

Gabriel Lake

Lake in Jamésie, Quebec, Canada

Gabriel Lake is a forest freshwater body in the southeastern part of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

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This body of water extends in the townships of Rohault, Robert and Crisafy. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.

The watershed of Lake Gabriel is accessible via the R1032 forest road (North-South direction) which passes on the west side of the lake. The surface of Lake Gabriel is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

Lake Gabriel is located near the administrative regions of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality).

Gabriel Lake has a length of 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi), a maximum width of 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) and an altitude of 392 metres (1,286 ft). This lake has several bays, peninsulas and islands. The Gabriel Lake includes a peninsula attached to the South shore stretching on 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) towards the north meaning towards the center of the lake; the bottom of this bay receives the waters of the "Lac à l'Eau Rouge", located in the South. Another peninsula attached to the east bank advances towards the center of the lake, separating the lake in two, facing the opening of the bay stretching north-west to the mouth of the lake.

Gabriel Lake gets its supplies from:

  • East by the discharge of "Lake Chopine" and the outlet of Robert Lake (Opawica River) which receives the waters of Feuquières Lake and the Ventadour River;
  • South by the Queue de Castor River;
  • West by the Cawcot River and the outlet of the "Eau Rouge lake".

The mouth of this Gabriel Lake is located at the bottom of a bay in the Northwest to:

The main hydrographic slopes near Gabriel Lake are:

Toponymy

The term "Gabriel" is a name of French origin.

The toponym "lac Gabriel" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[2]

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  2. [2]
    Quebec Geographic Names Board - Place Names Bank - Toponym: "Lac Gabriel"

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