Châteauvert Lake Explained

Châteauvert Lake
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Quebec
Location:La Tuque, Quebec
Coordinates:47.6567°N -73.9208°W
Type:reservoir contained by a dam
Inflow:Manouane River
Outflow:Manouane River
Catchment:456km2
Basin Countries:Canada
Area:12000km2-->
Volume:0.26982km3
Cities:La Tuque

The Lake Châteauvert is located on the path of the Manouane River (La Tuque), at the west of Saint-Maurice River in the territory of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

The name "Lake Châteauvert" was recorded in December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec)[1]

Geography

Located entirely in forest area, the lake is formed Châteauvert any length, in the north-south axis. It receives water by:

The outlet of Lake Châteauvert is the Manouane River (La Tuque) at the north end. A high-capacity dam owned by Hydro-Québec is located at the mouth. The dam built in 1952 (concrete-gravity type) has a height of 14 m and a retention height of 12.5 m. The catchment area of the dam is 456 km². Its holding capacity is 269,820,000 m³. This dam is designated "Manouance -C"[2]

Coming from Wemotaci, a forest road crosses the Manouane River (La Tuque) at the top of the dam Manouane-C, and then moves to the west by the north shore of Lake Châteauvert.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bank of place names - Lake Châteauvert. Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).
  2. Web site: Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec - dam Manouace-C.