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Saint-Père Lake

Coordinates: 48°47′30″N 76°06′26″W / 48.79167°N 76.10722°W / 48.79167; -76.10722
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Saint-Père Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
Saint-Père Lake is located in Quebec
Saint-Père Lake
Saint-Père Lake
LocationSenneterre, La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
Coordinates48°47′30″N 76°06′26″W / 48.79167°N 76.10722°W / 48.79167; -76.10722
TypeNatural
Primary inflowsFew creeks
Primary outflowsWetetnagami River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi)
Max. width2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Surface elevation401 metres (1,316 ft)

The Saint-Père Lake (English: Holly Father Lake) is a body of water in the eastern part of the Senneterre territory in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This body of water extends entirely in the canton of Saint-Père.

Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector.

The hydrographic slope of Lake Saint-Père is accessible through a forest road that passes north of the lake and another that passes south near Lake Cemetery.

The surface of the Saint-Père River 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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This lake has a length of 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) in the shape of a cross whose main trunk is curved to the right.

Lake Saint-Père gets its supplies from a few surrounding lakes.

The mouth of this lake is located on the west shore of a bay in the northern part of the lake, at:

The main hydrographic slopes near Lac Saint-Père are:

Toponymy

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The toponym "Lac Saint-Père" was made official on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. during its creation.[1]

Notes and references

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See also

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