Frontenac Lake is a freshwater body of the

Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec Lac-Ashuapmushuan is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The region had a population of 41 as of the 2021 Canadian census, and covered a land area ...

unorganized territory in the northwestern part of the

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(RCM)

Le Domaine-du-Roy Le Domaine-du-Roy (, ) is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Roberval, Quebec, Roberval, and it is named for the King of France, who owned the land at the time of the colonization ...

in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the

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, in

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. This lake extends entirely in the canton of Buade. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second. The forest road R0212 (East–west direction) cuts the middle of the course of the Milieu River (Normandin River). While the forest road R0223 serves the Valley of the

Marquette River West The Marquette West River (, ) is a tributary of the Marquette River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac ...

, on the west side of

Poutrincourt Lake Poutrincourt Lake is a freshwater body of the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, in the western part of the Regional County Municipality (MRC) Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in province ...

. This last road connects to the Northeast at route 167 linking

Chibougamau Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman, it has a population of 7,233 people (2021 Canadian census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou ...

and

Saint-Félicien, Quebec Saint-Félicien () is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. The town is located within the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its population as of 2021 is 10,089. History The town was f ...

. The

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runs along this last road. The surface of Lake Frontenac is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

Geography

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Frontenac" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

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, at the creation of this commission.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Lac Frontenac."
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Geography

Toponymy

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