The Roberge Lake is located in the unorganized territory of
Lac-Masketsi, Quebec
Lac-Masketsi is an unorganized territory in the Mauricie region of province of Quebec, Canada, part of the Mékinac Regional County Municipality. Most of its area is part of the Zec Tawachiche. The discharge of Masketsi Lake at the south-east f ...
, the
Mekinac Regional County Municipality, in
Mauricie
Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...
, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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. This lake whose surface is usually frozen from November to April is located entirely in forest land.
Geography
The length of the lake Roberge (Lac-Masketsi) is 2.25 km (north-south axis) and its maximum width is 1.25 km. A strip of land (in the north-south axis) whose width varies between 0.7 km and 1.6 km, with mountains, separates the lake and Roberge
Lake Masketsi
which is located west of the first.
Within 1.3 km north of Lake Roberge, four small lakes including Lake Faber and lake Narcisse are draining into Lake Roberge. North of these lakes, we encounter the dividing line between the water catchment areas of the
Saint-Maurice River
The Saint-Maurice River (, ; ) is one of the main tributaries of the St. Lawrence River, after the Ottawa River, Ottawa and the Saguenay River, Saguenay Rivers and drains an area of 42,735 km2. It touches the Lac Saint-Jean, Lake Saint John waters ...
and
Batiscan River
Batiscan River () has its source in the region of Lac Édouard, in the Laurentians Mountains, the Batiscan River flows over a length of 177 km. It receives water from numerous tributaries, including, in its upper reach, the Rivière aux É ...
.
The Tawachiche Road West runs along the west shore of Lake Roberge.
Toponymy
The name "Lake Roberge" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 in the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec)
See also
References
External links
Municipality of the Parish of Lac-aux-Sables
Official site of the municipality of Trois-Rives
* Mekinac Regional County Municipality:
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Lakes of Mauricie
Mékinac Regional County Municipality