Lake Manouane is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...

in central

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. It is just north-east of Kempt Lake, mostly within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. (Its extreme southern tip lies in Baie-Obaoca, in

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.) It should not be confused with more northerly Lake Manouane in the

Peribonka River The Peribonka River (French: ''Rivière Péribonka'') is a river emptying in Sainte-Monique, in Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area in Quebec, Canada. It is long and drains an area of . It drains ...

watershed.

Geography

The main roads to reach the lake Manouane pass through Saint-Micihel-des-Saints (

Lanaudière Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population (2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census. Geogr ...

) or Rivière-aux-Rats (

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popul ...

). The Lac Kempt, located southwest of Lake Manouane is the main tributary of the latter. A strait of about connects the Lac Kempt and Manouane lake. The main road from the south passes between these two lakes, to serve their respective territories to the north. The "Baie du chien (dog bay)", deep, which is receiving water from lakes Sarto and Lortie, is located north of Lake Manouane. Kanawata Aeroparc, which has a runway with refuelling, is located near the entrance (south side) of the "Baie du chien" allows visitors to travel to various hunting and fishing camps furnished by providers in the region. The herons island is located in middle of the lake, almost opposite the "Baie aux dorés", located on the west side, in the middle of the lake. While the "Baie au calumet" (Pipe Bay to pipe) is located to the east (about the center of the lake) and receive water from the lake Drouin. A dam was built at the mouth (northeast) of Manouane lake, at the bottom of a long strait of 7 km long, allowing the road to cross the river by the east side and serve in territories more north. Manouane lake is long, including the long bay in the northeast, forming the bulge of the Manouane River. This lake is in width measured between the bay near of the airport (north-west) and the "Baie au calumet", located east of the lake. The lake drains into the river, which runs from the dam to the mouth of the lake empties into the lake Châteauvert, located to the east. Manouane River is one of the five main tributaries of the

Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada ...

, where it discharges at the opposite side of the village of

Wemotaci Wemotaci (designated as Weymontachie 23 until 1997) is a First Nations reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. Together with the Obedjiwan and the Couco ...

, located about 115 km northeast of the city of

La Tuque La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 ...

in Haute-Mauricie. The territory of Lake Manouane is entirely in forested area. On the economic front, the tourist activities take special development under the aegis of First Nations communities in the region.

Geography

See also