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Lac St-Jean

Lac Saint-Jean
(Piekuakami)
Lac St-Jean 71.94640W 48.69243N.jpg
Lac Saint-Jean is located in Quebec
Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean
Location in Quebec
Location Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, Quebec
Coordinates 48°35′40″N 72°01′48″W / 48.59444°N 72.03000°W / 48.59444; -72.03000Coordinates: 48°35′40″N 72°01′48″W / 48.59444°N 72.03000°W / 48.59444; -72.03000
Type impact crater lake
Primary inflows Ashuapmushuan, Mistassini, Peribonka, Des Aulnaies, Métabetchouan, Ouiatchouane
Primary outflows Saguenay River
Catchment area 71,947 km2 (27,779 sq mi)
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 43.8 km (27.2 mi)
Max. width 24 km (15 mi)
Surface area 1,053 km2 (407 sq mi)
Average depth 11.4 m (37 ft)
Max. depth 63.1 m (207 ft)
Water volume 11.9 km3 (2.9 cu mi)
Surface elevation 99.6 m (327 ft)
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Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated 206 kilometres north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of 1,053 km2 (407 sq mi), and is 63.1 m (207 ft) at its deepest point. Its name in the Innu language is Piekuakami.

The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers, including the Ashuapmushuan, the Mistassini, the Peribonka, the Des Aulnaies, the Métabetchouane, and the Ouiatchouane. The towns on its shores include Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Roberval, Normandin, and Saint-Félicien. Three Regional County Municipalities lie on its shores: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Le Domaine-du-Roy, and Maria-Chapdelaine.

The lake was named Piekuakami by the Innu, the indigenous people who occupied the area at the time of European arrival. It was given its French name after Jean de Quen, a Jesuit missionary who in 1647 was the first European to reach its shores.


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