Taureau Reservoir
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LocationLanaudière, Quebec
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  Taureau Reservoir Location in Quebec | |
| Location | Lanaudière, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 46°45′59″N 73°50′00″W / 46.76639°N 73.83333°W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Part of | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
| River sources | Matawin River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| First flooded | 1931 |
| Surface area | 95 km2 (37 sq mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft)[2] |
| Islands | 45; Lacroix Island, Island Village |
The Taurus Reservoir is a 95-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) reservoir in Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, Québec, Canada.[1] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is on the Matawin River.
The reservoir is named after a river rapid that was flooded in 1931 by the damming of Matawin River by Shawinigan Water and Power. The noise of the latter was reminiscent of the bellowing of a bull.