Lac au Sable (Mont-Élie)

The Lac au Sable is a body of water crossed from south to north by the Petit Saguenay River, in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality of the administrative region Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, at Canada.

Lac au Sable
Lac au Sable
Location in Quebec
LocationMont-Élie
Coordinates47.94222°N 70.25723°W / 47.94222; -70.25723
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflowsPetit Saguenay River, ruisseau Bazile, ruisseau au Sable
Primary outflowsPetit Saguenay River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Surface elevation449 m (1,473 ft)

The south-eastern part of "Lac au Sable" is served by the forest road R064. This road approaches to 0.6 km (0.37 mi) south of "Lac au Bouleau".[1]

Forestry is the sector's main economic activity; recreotourism activities, second.

The surface of "Lac au Sable" is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.

Geography

The main watersheds neighboring "Lac au Sable" are:

The "Lac au Sable" has a length of 2.7 km (1.7 mi). The Petit Saguenay River successively crosses "Lac au Sable" from south to north (length: 2.7 km (1.7 mi); altitude: 449 km (279 mi)), Lac au Bouleau (Mont-Élie) (length: 4.3 km (2.7 mi); altitude: 449 km (279 mi)) and the eastern part of Emmuraillé Lake (Sagard) (length:1.8 km (1.1 mi); altitude: 436 m (1,430 ft)).[2]

The mouth of "Lac au Sable" is located at:

From the mouth of "Lac au Sable", the current descends the Petit Saguenay River for 71.1 km (44.2 mi) north, northeast, then north to the south bank of the Saguenay River which the current then crosses on 36.6 km (22.7 mi) eastwards to Tadoussac where this last river flows into the Saint Lawrence River.[2]

Toponymy

The toponym "lac au Sable" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

Notes and references
  1. Open Street Map - Accessed December 15, 2019
  2. Atlas of Canada displayed on Toporama - Accessed December 15, 2019.
  3. "lac au Sable". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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