Lac Bacqueville
Lac Bacqueville | ||
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Geographical location | Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
Drain | Rivière La Goudalie | |
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Coordinates | 58 ° 7 ′ N , 73 ° 51 ′ W | |
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Altitude above sea level | 202 m | |
surface | 185 km² | |
length | 58 km | |
width | 5 km |
The Lac Bacqueville is a lake in the north of the Canadian province of Quebec .
The lake is located 40 km east of Lac Chavigny , 80 km northeast of Lac Minto and 90 km southwest of Lac La Potherie . The elongated lake with west-east orientation has a strongly structured shoreline. It has a length of 58 km and a width of over 5 km. The lake area is 185 km². The lake is located in the area of the Canadian Shield at an altitude of about 202 m . Lac Bacqueville is drained by the Rivière La Goudalie , a left tributary of the Rivière aux Feuilles .
The lake was named in memory of Seigneur de Bacqueville et de La Potherie, Claude Charles Le Roy (1663-1736).