The Lac à la Catin is a fresh body of water in the watershed of the rivière à la Catin and the Saint-Jean River. This body of water is located in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Lac à la Catin
Lac à la Catin is located in Quebec
Lac à la Catin
Lac à la Catin
Location in Quebec
LocationL'Anse-Saint-Jean
Coordinates48°01′46″N 70°26′44″W / 48.02944°N 70.44556°W / 48.02944; -70.44556
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflowsTrois ruisseaux de montagne.
Primary outflowsRivière à la Catin
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface elevation597 m (1,959 ft)

A few secondary forest roads including R0361 (south side of the lake) provide access to the Lac à la Catin watershed; these roads connect to route 381 (north-south direction) which runs along the Ha! Ha! River. These roads allow forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of Lac à la Catin 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 mouth of Lac à la Catin is located about 4.8 km (3.0 mi) north of the boundary of the administrative regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale. The main watersheds neighboring Lac à la Catin are:

Lac à la Catin has a length of 2.8 km (1.7 mi) in the shape of a cucumber star, a maximum width of 0.4 km (0.25 mi), an altitude is 597 m (1,959 ft) and an area of . Its shape is broken by two peninsulas, one of which is attached to the north shore and the other is attached to the west shore (southern part of the lake). Its mouth is located to the northwest, at:

From the confluence of Lac à la Catin, the current follows the course of:

Toponymy

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The toponym "Lac à la Catin" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Open Street Map - Accessed January 17, 2019
  2. ^ "Lac à la Catin". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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