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13-588: The Marquette River runs successively in the townships of Châteauford, Cramahé and Aigremont. The central part of the river flows through the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve . Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second. The Forest Road R0212 (East-West) intersects the upper portion of the Marquette River. The route 167 connecting Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Québec passes on

26-553: Is an isolated provincial highway in Quebec , Canada . It begins at the shore of Lac Saint-Jean in Saint-Félicien. It proceeds north-west to Chibougamau 232 km (144.2 mi) away. The only services along this long stretch are at La Doré and Chibougamau. At Chibougamau, the highway turns north-east towards Mistissini. Maps are conflicting about the northernmost extent of this highway. The latest provincial road map shows

39-708: Is crossed by the Route 167 . This road provides access to the host South station and host Chigoubiche position, respectively located at km 33 and 113. The area of the reserve is 4,487 square kilometres (1,732 sq mi). The territory is covered in the south by a pine forest with hardwood which gradually converts to a forest of black spruce and jack pine to the north. It contains some 1200 lakes and numerous streams and rivers. The forest industry operates in Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve under supply and forest management agreements (CAAF) granted by

52-586: The Commission de toponymie du Québec . Download coordinates as: Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve The Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Quebec , Canada, in the watershed of the Ashuapmushuan River . It is mainly located in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean , between the municipality of La Doré and the city of Chibougamau , and covers an area of 4,488 square kilometres (1,733 sq mi). This area

65-587: The Marquette River with the Ashuapmushuan Lake is located at: This hydronym evokes the work of life of Jacques Marquette (Laon, France, 1637 - near Luddington, Michigan, 1675). He was a Jesuit missionary and explorer. He first studied Amerindian languages, then he devoted himself to various missions including the Outaouais; in 1671, he founded the mission of Saint-Ignace, among the Wendat (Hurons), on

78-464: The Ministry of Natural Resources. In this Wildlife Reserve, eleven cottages located on the shore of Lake Chigoubiche to end rental boaters. Some of these cabins can accommodate two to three people and in the same area, seven cottages are fully equipped to accommodate four to six people. Moreover, the rest area Draveurs, at kilometre 48, has four rustic chalets equipped with a more basic equipment. On

91-711: The edge of Lake Dufferin, located a little further south, there is a single cottage for 6 people. Closer Quebec Route 167 , an old building caretaker is available for groups up to 8 people. All the cottages are equipped with Wildlife propane equipment. The water is not potable throughout the reserve. Wildlife Reserve makes available to vacationers rowboats and kayaks. The reserve welcomes numerous fishermen every summer, especially for walleye , northern pike , and brook trout , but also lake trout and lake whitefish . Hunting packages for black bear , moose , and small game ( spruce grouse , ruffed grouse , and showshoe hare ) are also available. Quebec Route 167 Route 167

104-480: The highway ending 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Mistissini, while the pavement does continue to the town itself. According to Ministère des transports publication "Distances routières", the route continues up as far as Lac-Albanel, east of Lac Mistassini . The Quebec Department of Transportation has proposed to extend Route 167 North, in the direction of the Otish Mountains , approximately 250 km to

117-657: The north shore of the Michilimakinac Strait . In 1672, he met Louis Jolliet with whom he would reach the Mississippi River . He will explore this river to the present border of Arkansas and Louisiana. Anxious to found a mission with the Kaskaskias in the Illinois country, Father Marquette must give it up because of illness. The toponym "Rivière Marquette" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at

130-636: The north-east shore of the Normandin River and the Northeast side of Ashuapmushuan Lake . The surface of the Marquette River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-November to mid-April. The Marquette River originates at the mouth of the Marquette Lake (length: 14.0 kilometres (8.7 mi); width: 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi); altitude: 411 metres (1,348 ft)) which overlaps

143-787: The northeast of Albanel Lake. Construction began in February 2012. The 240 km extension to the Stornoway Renard Mine was completed in 2014. The first deliveries of liquified natural gas, by truck, with the new road were made in June 2016 to the Renard Mine. In 2020 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the James Bay Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Québec. The MOU sets

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156-463: The townships of Marquette and Châteaufort. This lake is mainly fed by the discharge (coming from the North-East) of the lakes of Beaurrieux, Tombelle and Fouquet, as well as the discharge of Lake Matié. The mouth of this head lake is located at: From the mouth of Marquette Lake , the Marquette River flows over 64.9 kilometres (40.3 mi), according to the following segments: The confluence of

169-671: Was first visited by "Montagnais" Innu people who practiced the fur trade. With the arrival of Europeans in the area, several trading posts, called Postes du Roi , were established on the shores of lakes Ashuapmushuan and Nicabau . The word Ashuapmushuan is a term in Montagnais Innu language , meaning "where we see the moose ". Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region between La Doré and Chibougamau , 325 kilometres (202 mi) north of Quebec City . It

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