The lake Tourilli is a freshwater body at the head of the Tourilli River, flowing in the

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. This lake is located entirely in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the

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. The Lac Tourilli watershed is served by a few secondary forest roads for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed February 7, 2020
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Lac Tourilli is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.

Geography

Lac Tourilli has a length of , a width of and its surface is at an altitude of . This lake deep between the mountains is like a large misshapen X. It has four large bays: * the first stretches over to the south and receives the discharge (coming from the south) from Lake Vermuy; * the second on to the west and receives the discharge (coming from the northwest) from Lac Josselin; * the third on towards the north; * the fourth in the form of growth comprising seven islands stretches over towards the mouth of the lake. The mouth of Lac Tourilli is located southwest of Gregory Lake, west of the course of

Jacques-Cartier River The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...

and north of the confluence of the Tourilli River and the Sainte-Anne River.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Lac Tourilli - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application
/ref> From the mouth of Lac Tourilli, the current descends on first to the north, then generally to the south, following the course of the Tourilli river until its confluence with the Sainte-Anne River; thence, the current generally flows south by borrowing the current from the Sainte-Anne river to the northeast bank of the

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Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Tourilli" is directly linked to the river of the same name. The toponym "Lac Tourilli" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...

.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Tourilli - accessed January 19, 2020
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Geography

Toponymy

Notes and references

See also