Lac aux Écorces


The lac aux Écorces is a freshwater body crossed by the Rivière aux Écorces, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. Lac aux Écorces is part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The area around the lake is served indirectly by the route 169 and by the route 155. Some secondary forest roads serve this area for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lac aux Écorces is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds near Lac aux Écorces are:
Lac aux Écorces turns out to be a widening of the rivière aux Écorces.
Lac aux Écorces has a length of, a width of and an altitude of. This lake is mainly fed by the Pikauba River which crosses this lake towards the northeast, by riparian streams, by the outlet of Labelle lake, by the outlet from lakes to Culotte and Bina, Salvail stream and the outlet from Tréteau lake. The mouth of Lac aux Écorces is located to the north, at:
From the mouth of Lac aux Écorces, the current follows the course of:
The toponym lac aux Écorces was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

Related articles