Lake Jesuit

Lake Jesuit
Lake Jesuit "Lake Jesuit" in Batiscanie, in Quebec
Location	Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	46°52′59″N 72°35′20″W / 46.883°N 72.589°W / 46.883; -72.589Coordinates: 46°52′59″N 72°35′20″W / 46.883°N 72.589°W / 46.883; -72.589
Type	Natural
Max. length	5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi)
Max. width	0.65 km (0.40 mi)
Surface area	3.32 square kilometres (1.28 sq mi)
Average depth	53 m (174 ft)

The Lake Jesuit (popularly designated "Little Long Lake") is located in the Lejeune Township, in the municipality of Sainte-Thècle, in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality in the Batiscanie, in the administrative region of Mauricie in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The forestry sector has marked the economy. Today, tourist activities, especially the resort, are increasing rapidly. An important hamlet of chalets is located around the northern part of the lake. While several cottages on the south side are accessible only by water or mountain biking, but they are accessible in winter on the ice.

Located in the north of Sainte-Thècle, this lake has a surface of 3.32 square kilometres (1.28 sq mi) and a total length of 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi). The maximum depth of the lake is the Jesuit 41.7 metres (137 ft). Transparency of water is estimated at 8.2 m (27 ft).

Its shape has two water bodies whose main has the shape of the peninsula of Italy, with a length of 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) in the north-south axis, and a maximum width of 0.65 kilometres (0.40 mi). Northwest, pass around 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) connects the second body of water that has a length of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) (north to south) by 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) (east to west). This second lake has three large bays and an island.

Roads surrounding

By road, the northern part of the lake is reachable by bypassing the mountains from the west, from the mouth of the lake, just follow the path of the Jesuit Lake (west), the road Lejeune Township (passing near Chnabail lakes) to route Joseph Saint-Amand where you have to turn right (heading north) and spend almost three lakes Champlain. Because of the mountains, there is no waggon road on the east side of the southern part of the lake to the Baptist lakes, three lakes Grandbois, lakes of the Center and Lake one mile. However, the "chemin des érables" (from the route Joseph Saint-Amand and southbound) serves the northern part of the lake (east side), up to a large bay. While the "chemin des cèdres" is serving west side of the northern part of the lake.