| Mitchell Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Quebec |
| Location: | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Coords: | 47.8681°N -71.3986°W |
| Lake Type: | Natural |
| Inflow: | (from the mouth) Ruisseaux riverains, décharge (venant du sud-est) du lac Micoine et décharge (venant du sud) des lacs des Groseillers et de la Fourmillière. |
| Outflow: | Apica River |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 5.5km (03.4miles) |
| Width: | 0.5km (00.3miles) |
| Area: | NaNkm2 |
| Depth: | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) |
| Max-Depth: | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) |
| Elevation: | 752m (2,467feet) |
Lac Mitchell is a freshwater body from the watershed of the Apica River, the Pikauba River and Saguenay River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Recreational and tourist activities, especially vacationing, are the main economic activities in this area; agriculture and forestry, second.
The surface of Lake Mitchell is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.
The main watersheds adjacent to Lake Mitchell are:
Lake Mitchell is5.5km (03.4miles) long, 0.5km (00.3miles) wide and 752m (2,467feet) elevated. This lake is mainly fed by riparian streams, by the outlet (coming from the south-east) from Lake Micoine and by the outlet (coming from the south) from the lakes of Groseillers and La Fourmillière. This lake has an appendix of 0.9km (00.6miles) stretching towards the south, forming a peninsula extending towards the north, which comprises a mountain whose summit reaches 835m (2,740feet). The mouth of Lake Mitchell is located to the northwest, at:
From the mouth of Lake Mitchell, the current follows the course of the Apica River on 14km (09miles) consecutively, the course of the Pikauba River on 61.6km (38.3miles) generally towards the north, crosses Kenogami Lake on 17.6km (10.9miles) towards the northeast until Barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on 26.2km (16.3miles) to the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on 114.6km (71.2miles) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[1]
The term "Mitchell" is a family name of English origin.
The toponym "Lac Mitchell" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]