The Franchère Lake (French: Lac Franchère) is a fresh water body located in the head zone of the rivière aux Écorces du Milieu, 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 Quebec, Canada. Lac Franchère is part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

Franchère Lake
Franchère Lake is located in Quebec
Franchère Lake
Franchère Lake
Location in Quebec
LocationLac-Jacques-Cartier (TNO), La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates47°44′07″N 71°26′38″W / 47.73528°N 71.44389°W / 47.73528; -71.44389
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflowsRivière aux Écorces du Milieu, discharge of lac Ballon.
Primary outflowsRivière aux Écorces du Milieu
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation803 m (2,635 ft)

The area around the lake is served by secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1] Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of Lac Franchère 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.

Geography

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The main watersheds near Lac Franchère are:

Lac Franchère has a length of 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi), a width of 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) and an altitude of 803 metres (2,635 ft). This lake is mainly supplied by the outlet of Lac Ballon, as well as the outlet of Lakes Day and Germain. The mouth of Lac Franchère is located at:

From the mouth of Lac Franchère, the current follows the course of:

Toponymy

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The toponym Lac Franchère was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Open Street Map - Accessed December 27, 2019
  2. ^ a b "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the instrumentation of the site". 12 September 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lac Franchère". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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