| Pika Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Quebec |
| Location: | Lac-Achouakan |
| Coords: | 48.0208°N -71.5753°W |
| Lake Type: | Natural |
| Inflow: | Décharge du lac Audubon, la décharge des lacs Pluton, Neptune de l’Arsin et de la Ravine, ainsi que la décharge du lac Riffon. |
| Outflow: | Pika River |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 2.4km (01.5miles) |
| Width: | 0.7km (00.4miles) |
| Area: | NaNkm2 |
| Depth: | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) |
| Max-Depth: | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) |
| Elevation: | 557m (1,827feet) |
The Pika Lake is a fresh body of water constituting the main head lake of the Pika River on the watershed of the Saguenay River. Lac Pika is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Achouakan, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
This small valley is served indirectly by the route 169 and some secondary roads for the needs of forestry, recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism is the second.
The surface of Lake Pika is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.
The main watersheds near Lake Pika are:
Lake Pika has a length of 2.4km (01.5miles) in the shape of an inverted V, a width of 0.7km (00.4miles) and an altitude of 557m (1,827feet). This lake is narrowing due to a peninsula attached to the southwest shore.This lake is mainly fed by the outlet of Lake Audubon (coming from the northwest), the outlet (coming from the West) of Lakes Pluto, Neptune de l'Arsin and Ravine, as well as the outlet of Lake Riffon (coming from the south). The mouth of this lake is located at:
From the mouth of Lake Pika, the current follows the course of the Pika River on 20.5km (12.7miles) consecutively, the course of the Pikauba River on 35km (22miles) north to the confluence with Kenogami Lake; it crosses this lake for 17.6km (10.9miles) north-east until dam of Portage-des-Roches; it 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.[2]
The toponym "Lac Pika" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]