Chevrillon Lake is a freshwater body crossed by the
Chibougamau River
The Chibougamau River flows west in the Chibougamau, then Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality) in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
From the source, the course of the river successively crosses the townships of: ...
, in the southern part of
Eeyou Istchee James Bay (municipality), in the administrative region of
Nord-du-Québec, in the
province of
Quebec, in
Canada.
The lake is part of the townships of Vienna, Barlow, Blaiklock and McKenzie. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.
The Chevrillon Lake hydrographic slope is accessible via a R1029 forest road serving the Southwest of "Lac du Sauvage" and separating from the road leading to the village of
Oujé-Bougoumou
Oujé-Bougoumou (; cr, ᐆᒉᐳᑯᒨ / Ûcêpukumû, the linguistic basis for the name of the nearby town Chibougamau, which in the Cree language refers to the narrows of a body of water, and was where Cree people gathered seasonally) is the n ...
. This last road is attached to
route 113 linking
Lebel-sur-Quévillon to
Chibougamau
Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman it has a population of 7,504 people (2016 Canadian Census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istc ...
.
The surface of Chevrillon Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy
Formerly, this name has been designated "Lake Rush" and "Lake Rush". The term "Chevrillon" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Lac Chevrillon" was officialized on December 5, 1968 by the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
when it was created.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - List of place names - Toponym: "Lac Chevrillon"
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Notes and references
See also
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Eeyou Istchee James Bay
Lakes of Nord-du-Québec
Nottaway River drainage basin
Jamésie