Lake Manitou (Lac-Jérôme)
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| Manitou Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lac Manitou | |
  Manitou Lake | |
| Location | Lac-Jérôme, Minganie RCM, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 50°52′25″N 65°17′16″W / 50.87361°N 65.28778°W |
| Max. length | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 41.7 square kilometres (16.1 sq mi) |
Lake Manitou (French: Lac Manitou) is a lake located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Manitou River flows through the lake from north to south, and continues to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.[1]
It is one of three large lakes on the Manitou River, the others being Aigle Lake in the north and Eudist Lake in the south. It is in the center-south of the Manitou River basin and covers 41.7 square kilometres (16.1 sq mi). The lake is almost 25 kilometres (16 mi) long but only 1–2 kilometres (0.62–1.24 mi) wide, formed by flooding an old trough-shaped glacial valley with steep sides that rise to over 500 metres (1,600 ft) in places.[2] The lake is 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the river's mouth. It is accessible only by float plane.[3]
Environment
A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the lake is in sub-region 6j-S of the east spruce/moss subdomain.[4]
