Petit lac Jacques-Cartier

Petit lac Jacques-Cartier
Petit lac Jacques-Cartier
Location in Quebec
LocationLac-Jacques-Cartier (TNO), La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale
Coordinates47°24′26″N 71°31′48″W / 47.40722°N 71.53°W / 47.40722; -71.53
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflows(clockwise from the mouth) Décharge des lacs Collins, Poitevin et Mesy, décharge des lacs Haltère et Garneau, décharge du lac Lairet, décharge du lac Doux.
Primary outflowsRivière Jacques-Cartier Sud
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width1.75 km (1.09 mi)
Surface elevation674 m (2,211 ft)

The Petit lac Jacques-Cartier is a freshwater body that flows into the rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province from Quebec, in Canada.

Petit lac Jacques-Cartier is located in the Jacques-Cartier National Park.

This small valley is served by some secondary roads serving this area for the needs of forestry, recreational tourism activities.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of Petit Lac Jacques-Cartier is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.