Zec Onatchiway
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| Zec Onatchiway | |
|---|---|
  Province of Quebec | |
| Location | Canada, Quebec, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Nearest city | Saguenay city |
| Coordinates | 49°05′05″N 70°49′00″W / 49.08472°N 70.81667°W |
| Area | 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Website | http://www.zeconatchiway.qc.ca/ |
The ZEC Onatchiway is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi), located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.
The western boundary of the ZEC is usually between 16 and 20 kilometres (12 mi) of Peribonka River. ZEC is bordered on:
- West by the Lake Onatchiway and Little Lake Onatchiway;
- North by lakes Rouvray and Clear;
- Southeast by the Zec Martin-Valin. Zec Onatchiway is located at 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the boundary of the Monts-Valin National Park.
ZEC has many rivers, including:
- Rivers (or river segment): Onatchiway, du Portage, "de la Tête Blanche" (White Head), Francois Paradis, aux Castors (Beaver) and Venus;
- Streams: Solitaire, Shipshaw, du Poste, Rouge, "à David", Travers and "en l'Air".
The largest lakes are: Lake Onatchiway (west), Little Lake Onatchiway (west), Rouvray (north), Lake au Poivre (center), Bergeron (east) and Beausejour (center). Among the accessible recreative fishing lakes, there are lakes: Clair, Lessard, Pétamban, des Nymphes, Saint-Martin, McNaughton, Coghill, 1st Lake Price, 2nd Price Lake, du Castor (Beaver), Craig, Petit Lac Croche, Bob, Grand Lake Croche, Little Lake Culotte and Ponds Fortin.
The most important entry roads are: Shipshaw road and Bras Louis road. Paths to access to the entrance stations of the ZEC:
- Entrance station Onatchiway (main entrance station of Zec) (contact: 418-690-4061): accessible from the road along the Shipshaw River (Price Road);
- Entrance station of Bras-Louis (information: 418-690-4062): accessible from Lévesque road going to the ski resort The Valinoët.
Note: Users of Zec will pay at entrance station, their access right and daily or seasonal fishing rights and/or hunting, the various hunting licenses and fishing. They can also be purchased maps of the area etc., service light refreshments. And learn about the territory[1]
Hunting and Fishing
On the territory of the ZEC, several lakes are equipped with a ramp for launching. ZEC provides the user with a rental service launches on different bodies of water. While canoes are available at the entrance stations.