The Pikauba River is a tributary of Kenogami Lake , flowing in the province of Quebec in Canada , in the administrative regions of:
30-492: This river crosses the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve . The Pikauba River Valley is mainly accessible via the route 169 and the route 175 (connecting Quebec (city) and Chicoutimi ). Other secondary forest roads have been developed in the area for forestry and recreational tourism activities. The Pikauba River and Pikauba Lake have enjoyed a considerable reputation among hunters and fishermen since
60-626: Is a wildlife reserve in Quebec , Canada , located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of wildlife reserves of Quebec ( Canada ) managed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec) and the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec . It is located halfway between Saguenay and Quebec . The territory of
90-513: Is dotted with rapids and has several falls; it widens downstream, rich in the waters of its drainage basin which includes the Apica, Écorces, Pika and Petite Pikauba rivers. Increasingly tumultuous, it flows into the western part of Kenogami Lake . The Pikauba River originates at the dike at the southeast mouth of Pikauba Lake which has another outlet, the Cyriac River ; this other mouth
120-815: Is fed by dozens of small rivers coming from the Laurentian Highlands . The three principal being the Pikauba, Cyriac and Aux-Ecorces Rivers. The towns on its shores include Lac-Kénogami , and Hébertville station . The area around the lake is served on the east side by route 175 (boulevard Talbot); on the north side by the Kénogami road, the Route des Bâtisseurs and the Saint-Dominique street in Jonquière . A few secondary roads have been built in
150-563: Is included in the Laurentian Mountains range, and more particularly the Jacques-Cartier Massif . It is essentially mountainous territory, the highest peak of which, Mount Belle Fontaine , culminates at 1151 m. The 7,861 kilometres (4,884.60 mi) wildlife reserve is located in the regions of Capitale-Nationale , Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Mauricie . It shares its limits with the zec Mars-Moulin to
180-400: Is located at the bottom of a bay on the north shore. This lake is located in the central part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve . This lake has a length of 10.2 km (6.3 mi), a maximum width of 1.9 km (1.2 mi), an altitude is 827 m (2,713 ft) and an area of . This lake has a narrowing generating a strait of a hundred meters in width demarcating the northern part of
210-470: Is the Camp Mercier reception center with 19 cabins. You can practice fishing, small and big game hunting, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling depending on the season on the provincial snowmobile trail only. The reserve, often called "the park" by locals, is split in half by route 175 , linking the cities of Quebec and Saguenay . Route 169 leads to Hebertville , the main entrance to
240-542: The Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve . Parc des Laurentides is part of the boreal forest. There are mainly firs, spruces and white birches. The bioclimatic domain varies according to altitude, from balsam fir to yellow birch further south, going up to certain places to black spruce-cladonia on certain dry summits. Insects, mammals, birds and fish live together in Réserve faunique des Laurentides. In
270-488: The Lac St-Jean area. The route 175 , named Boulevard Talbot in honor of Antonio Talbot , Member of Parliament for Chicoutimi and Minister of Roads under Maurice Duplessis , crosses the wildlife reserve between the city of Quebec , on the one hand, and the cities of Saguenay and Hébertville , on the other hand. It is a road which had, depending on the sector, one or two lanes in each direction. Significant work
300-626: The Saguenay River on 114.6 km (71.2 mi) eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary . The specific "Pikauba" designates two rivers and a lake in the "Laurentian wildlife reserve". Father Laure's 1731 map identifies this watercourse "Ouapikoupau river". According to Father Joseph-Étienne Guinard, in the Innu and Cree languages in particular, there is the "pikobaw" form that Father Laure translates from
330-563: The Transports Québec specializing in the extrication of vehicles involved in accidents in the wildlife reserve), an ambulance vehicle and a CTAQ barracks. In July 1952, a Pinetree Line radar station was established at Mont Apica , in the center of the reserve, as part of the establishment of a line of defense of North America against bombers from the Soviet Union. The radar station was officially closed in 1993. In 1981,
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#1732791915028360-469: The "road of Quebec" allows from 1881 to connect Hébertville to Lac Saint-Jean in Quebec in 40 hours. A branch to Chicoutimi was built in 1882. The reserve was created in 1895 under the name of "Parc des Laurentides". In 1944 and 1945, survey work enabled the current road to be put in place, the route 175 , inaugurated in 1948. The park being of limited access, there were barriers at the three entrances to
390-638: The Innu language as "tightened or masked by rushes". Another source claims rather that "pikobaw" breaks down into "pik", meaning "menu", "kobaw" meaning "scrub" and "wabi" meaning "white"; thus, this translation generates “white brush” or “small brush”. In 1981, the Commission de toponymie du Québec adopted a change in the designation of this watercourse. Maps from 1900 to 1930 refer to the hydronyms "Grande Rivière Pikauba" and Petite Rivière Pikauba . The place names "Chicoutimi" and "Pikauba" officially replaced them in 1940. More recently, usage has confirmed that
420-402: The area for the needs of hydroelectricity, forestry, recreational tourism and residents of this area (especially the northern part of the lake). Hydroelectricity is the main economic activity in this sector; recreational tourism activities, second; forestry, third. The surface of Lake Kénogami is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on
450-627: The east, while the remaining territory was established as a wildlife reserve. The Jesuit trail , the first road to cross the sector, was cleared in 1676 and linked Quebec to lac Saint-Jean in three days via Saint-Charles Lake , the valley of the Jacques-Cartier River to Jacques-Cartier Lake , the Pikauba River , the rivière aux Écorces and the Métabetchouane River . The first more or less passable road,
480-492: The end of the 19th century. Throughout the region, trout abounded and caribou hunting was once very popular. The surface of the Pikauba River is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March. The Pikauba River is one of the most important rivers between Quebec (city) and Saguenay (city) . Bordered by steep mountains, its narrow course
510-463: The former municipalities of Laterrière and Lac-Kénogami now part of the city of Saguenay . The reservoir waters are retained by the dams Portage-des-Roches , Pibrac-Est and Pibrac-Ouest as well as the Ouiqui, Baie- dikes Cascouia, Moncouche, Coulée-Gagnon, Creek Outlet (1, 2 and 3) and Pibrac (East and West). This lake has two outlets: The main characteristics (bays, points, islands) around
540-418: The ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March. Having for main hydrographic basin the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve (by rivers Pikauba , Cyriac and aux Écorces ), this body of water, with an area of 59.1 km (36.72 mi) and a volume of 380 million m3 of water, is the source of the rivers Chicoutimi and Aux Sables . On its shores are the municipalities of Hébertville , Larouche and
570-472: The lake are (clockwise from the outlet Chicoutimi River ): South Shore North Shore Épiphane Bay and Cascouia Bay Around Jean-Guy Island Main buildings around the lake From the barrage de Portage-des-Roches , corresponding to the mouth of Lake Kénogami, the current follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on 26.2 km (16.3 mi) towards the east, then the northeast and
600-607: The lake is 27 km (17 mi) long and 11 to 102 m (36 to 335 ft) deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to refer to Kenogami Lake, Ontario . It is situated in the Laurentian Highlands 150 km (93 mi) north of the Saint Lawrence River , into which it drains via the Saguenay River through the Chicoutimi and Aux-Sables Rivers. The lake
630-420: The lake. The mouth of the south-east of the lake flowing into the Pikauba river is located at: From the southeast mouth of Pikauba Lake , the Pikauba River flows over 138.8 km (86.2 mi), with a drop of 677 m (2,221 ft), according to the following segments: Upper course of the Pikauba river (segment of 37.6 km (23.4 mi)) Intermediate course of the Pikauba river, downstream from
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#1732791915028660-572: The middle of the Réserve faunique des Laurentides, on the shores of Jacques-Cartier Lake , we find L'Étape , a busy rest area where you can eat and do refueling. This stopover is the only one between Stoneham and Hébertville ( Lac-Saint-Jean ) or Saguenay . Nearby, there is a rescue patrol station ( extrication clamps ) as well as an ambulance station. There is also the La Loutre reception center with its chalets and several camping pitches with or without services. Further south, exactly at km 94,
690-615: The northeast, the zec des Martres and the Grands-Jardins National Park to the east, the Jacques-Cartier National Park to the south, the zec Batiscan-Neilson to the west, the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche to the west and the zec Kiskissink to the north-west. The reserve also encloses the ecological reserves Thomas-Fortin and Victor-A.-Huard . A part to the east of the reserve is part of
720-512: The part of the river south of Kenogami Lake is called "Pikauba river" and its tributary, that of “Petite rivière Pikauba”. The toponym "Pikauba river" was formalized on January 8, 1981, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec . Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides ( transl. Laurentides Wildlife Reserve ), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides ,
750-433: The reserve (7,861 square kilometres (3,035 sq mi)) has over 2000 lakes and many summits of over 1000 meters. The reserve is known by outdoor enthusiasts for hunting and fishing. Parc des Laurentides was created in 1895 as a forest reserve and as a recreational area for the public. In 1981, two large parcels were split off to become Jacques-Cartier National Park in the south and the Grands-Jardins National Park in
780-527: The reserve was cut from two portions of its territory at its southern border and its eastern border to allow the creation, respectively, of Jacques-Cartier National Park and Grands-Jardins National Park . The traditional practice of moose hunting among Native communities is the cause of disputes between the Hurons-Wendat and the Montagnais of Mashteuiatsh . As its name suggests, the reserve
810-544: The road to check the comings and goings. These barriers will be removed in 1977. At the center of the route, there is a rest area called L'Étape , located on the shores of Jacques-Cartier Lake , and the Provincial Police . After a fire, they will be demolished in 2005. In 2009, there is an old chapel, several chalets, a reconstructed franchise restaurant, the Patrouille Secours post (a special unit of
840-403: The ruisseau Noir (segment of 39.6 km (24.6 mi)) Intermediate course of the Pikauba river, downstream of the Apica river (segment of 35.1 km (21.8 mi)) Lower course of the Pikauba river (segment of 26.5 km (16.5 mi)) The Pikauba River flows into a bay on the south shore of Kenogami Lake , 1.0 km (0.62 mi) west of Pointe Finnigan which is attached to
870-465: The south shore of the lake. This confluence of the Pikauba river is located at: From the confluence of the Pikauba river with the Kenogami Lake , the current crosses this lake for 17.6 km (10.9 mi) towards the northeast until the dam of Portage-des-Roches , then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on 26.2 km (16.3 mi) to the east, then the northeast and the course of
900-514: Was undertaken in 2006 and was completed in 2012, the road now has two lanes in each direction. The year 2020 will be the 125th anniversary of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. On this occasion, historian Marc Vallières will publish a book. Kenogami Lake Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec , Canada . Situated at an altitude of 150 m (490 ft),
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