Lake Nicolet Explained

Lake Nicolet
Location:Canada, Quebec, Centre-du-Québec, Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Coordinates:45.83°N -71.5603°W
Outflow:Nicolet River
Catchment:9.4km (05.8miles)
Area:4.1km (02.5miles)
Frozen:Mid December to end of April
Islands:Boulanger, Linke, L'Heureux, Baril, Michel-Rheault, Rolland.
Pushpin Map:Quebec

Lake Nicolet (in French: lac Nicolet) is located 50 km south of Victoriaville, in the municipality of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, Canada.

Lake Nicolet is the source of the Nicolet River which flows to the southeast shore of lake Saint-Pierre, in Nicolet. The latest is crossed through the North-East by the St. Lawrence River.

This lake is surrounded by Chemin du Lac-Nicolet (north-west side) and Chemin Gosford-Sud (south-east side).

Geography

Lake Nicolet is long and wide, resembling a misshapen crescent surrounded by mountains. It has seven islands: Boulanger, Baril, Linke, L'Heureux, à Michel-Rheault, Rolland and a little unnamed island. The main mountain peaks around the lake are: Brûlé Mountain at on the south side of the bay leading to the mouth of the lake; a vertex on the west side and another on the southeast side . This lake has a hundred chalets all around.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Nicolet" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation. December 31, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=44053 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Lac Nicolet"