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Zec de la Rivière-Blanche

Zec de la Rivière-Blanche
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Zec de la Rivière-Blanche
Map showing the location of Zec de la Rivière-Blanche
Province de Quebec
Location Portneuf Regional County Municipality
La Tuque, in Québec, Canada
Nearest city Lac-Édouard, Quebec, La Tuque, Quebec and Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec
Coordinates 47°18′N 72°05′W / 47.300°N 72.083°W / 47.300; -72.083Coordinates: 47°18′N 72°05′W / 47.300°N 72.083°W / 47.300; -72.083
Area 729.0 square kilometres (281.5 sq mi)
Established 1978
Governing body L'Association sportive Miguick inc
Website www.zecdelariviereblanche.com

The Zec de la Rivère-Blanche (or Zec of White River, in English) is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée (controlled harvesting zone) (zec), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc, Quebec, in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in Upper Batiscanie, in the administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale, on the north shore of St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.

"Zec de la Rivière-Blanche" is particularly renowned for tourist activities such as hunting, fishing, camping, water sports, expeditions in the forest... On its Web site "www.zecdelariviereblanche.com", ASM publishes various calendars: fishing, hunting, opening and closing of water bodies, forest operations... fans can thus refer to for planning their outdoors activities.

The only position Zec Home is located at "Falls of Marmite", 4,4 km northeast of the town of Rivière-à-Pierre. From the village of Rivière-à-Pierre, the main access road to the Zec consists of a stretch of 30 km through the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve (routes 2 and 29).

In the Zec, the road network comprises 130 km motorable. The road north of the Lightning River provides access to a dozen of lakes such as Seaton, Montplaisir and "des Passes", as well as Moïse River. The Batiscan Lake is accessible by land or by boat using the Moïse River.

The Zec has four campgrounds semi-fitted around the lakes Batiscan, White, La Salle and Lietto.

In 1978, following the abolition of private clubs by the Government of Québec, Zec de la Rivière-Blanche was formed, initially covering an area of 449 square kilometres (173 sq mi) in the Portneuf County, Quebec. Zec has been administered by the "L'Association sportive Miguick inc" (Athletic Association Miguick) (ASM).


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