Kenogami Lake

For the community in Ontario, see Kenogami Lake, Ontario.
Kenogami lake
Location Saguenay / Lac-Ministuk / Larouche / Hébertville, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Coordinates 48°19′36″N 71°22′34″W / 48.32667°N 71.37611°W / 48.32667; -71.37611Coordinates: 48°19′36″N 71°22′34″W / 48.32667°N 71.37611°W / 48.32667; -71.37611
Primary inflows Pikauba, Cyriac and Aux-Écorces Rivers
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 27 km
Surface area 57 km²
Max. depth 102 m
Settlements Lac-Kénogami, Hébertville station

Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec,[1] Canada. Situated at an altitude of 150 m, the lake is 27 km long and 11 to 102 m deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to refer to Kenogami Lake, Ontario.[1]

It is situated in the Laurentian Highlands 150 kilometres north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River through the Chicoutimi and Aux-Sables Rivers.

The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers coming from the Laurentian Highlands. The three principal being the Pikauba, Cyriac and Aux-Ecorces Rivers. The towns on its shores include Lac-Kénogami, and Hébertville station.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Quebec History Encyclopedia". marianopolis.edu. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
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