Lake Kiskissink
| Lake Kiskissink | |
|---|---|
| Location | La Tuque (urban agglomeration), Mauricie, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 47°54′29″N 72°07′48″W / 47.90806°N 72.13000°WCoordinates: 47°54′29″N 72°07′48″W / 47.90806°N 72.13000°W |
| Lake type | natural |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
The Lake Kiskissink is located in the La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. The area surrounding the lake is administered by the Zec Kiskissink
Located at 63 km (direct line) northeast of La Tuque downtown, 42 km (direct line) southwest of Chambord, and 21 km north east of Lac-Édouard, the Kiskissink lake has a very elongated shape in the north-south direction. The lake has a length of 11.2 km and a maximum width of 1.7 km (considering a bay). This lake is formed in parallel to the Grand Lake Bostonnais, located fifteen kilometers to the west side. Kiskissink Lake is located in the cantons of Rhodes and Lescarbot. The average level of the surface of the lake is at an altitude of 416 m. Some surrounding mountains exceed 460 m. Kiskissink the lake and its southern neighbor, the Lescarbot lake, are located along the boundary waters with the watershed of Lac Saint-Jean (Métabetchouan river); this line breaker is between one and two km (the east side) depending on location.
The Kiskissink lake is fed by the south by the discharge of Lake Lescarbot feeds the head of the Bostonnais River. From the mouth (located at the North) of Lake Kiskissink, a segment of the Bostonnais River flowing north, then west, has a length of 8.2 km (3.8 km which river and along the Strait of 4.4 km which is a long bay Grand Lake Bostonnais).
The locality (village) of Kiskissink is located at the end of a long bay at the north-west of Lake Kiskissink.
From Algonquin and Montagnais, this name means "little cedar" in the past, the lake Kiskissink was designated "Cedar Lake". The name “Lake Kiskissink” was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of place names in Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).
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