La Trêve Lake

La Trêve Lake is a freshwater body of the southern part of Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

La Trêve Lake
Watershed of Nottaway River
La Trêve Lake
LocationBaie-James
Coordinates49°55′49″N 75°32′19″W
TypeNatural
Primary inflowsMildred River, Dempster creek, Daladier creek.
Primary outflowsLa Trêve River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length32 kilometres (20 mi)
Max. width10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Surface area61 kilometres (38 mi)
Surface elevation337 metres (1,106 ft)

The surface of the lake is largely in the cantons of Daine and Guettard; in addition, Rita Bay (in the South) extends into the canton of La Ribourde. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.

The hydrographic slope of La Trêve Lake is accessible via a forest road from the South and serving the western part of the lake; this road links to road 113 linking Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau. The surface of "Lac la Trêve" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

This lake has a length of 32.0 kilometres (19.9 mi), a maximum width of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and an altitude of 337 metres (1,106 ft). Of very deformed nature, this lake includes:

  • East side: Dussault Bay and Pichamobi Bay (which receives the waters of Dempster Creek, coming from the East);
  • Northwest side: Gilbert Bay, where the outlet of the lake is located, which empties into the bottom of a bay in the La Trêve River;
  • West side: Baie Geneviève;
  • South side: Rita Bay.

Note: The Geneviève and Rita bays are separated by a peninsula stretching Northeast on 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi). The Gilbert and Geneviève bays are separated by a peninsula stretching Northeast on 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) which encases Lake Gisèle. On the East side, Pichamobi Bay and Dussault Bay are separated by a peninsula that extends westward on 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi).

The mouth of La Trêve Lake is located at the end of a bay on the North-West side, at:

The main hydrographic slopes near La Trêve Lake are:

This hydronym is indicated on a topographic map dated 1928. Its meaning remains unknown.[2]

The toponym "Lac La Trêve" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec when it was created.[3]

Notes and references
  1. Distances from the Department of Natural Resources Canada's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet).
  2. Source: Names and places of Quebec, a work of the Commission de toponymie du Québec, published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of an illustrated dictionary printed, and under that of a CD-ROM made by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Lac La Trêve"

See also
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