Lac Evans

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Lac Evans
Geographical location Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Tributaries Rivière Broadback , Rivière Théodat Passe Pastukamau
Drain Rivière Broadback
Islands Île Kirk
Data
Coordinates 50 ° 54 ′  N , 76 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′  N , 76 ° 58 ′  W
Lac Evans (Québec)
Lac Evans
Altitude above sea level 232  m
surface 475 km²
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Lac Evans is a lake in the regional county town of Jamésie in the north du Québec administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .

It has a water area of ​​475 km² and a total area including islands of 547 km². The lake is located in a swampy landscape about 130 km southeast of James Bay . The river Rivière Broadback flows through the lake. Other tributaries are the Rivière Théodat , which drains the Lac Le Gardeur to the east , and the Pastukamau pass , which forms the outflow of the Lac Dana lake to the west .

The lake is well known to canoeists because of its difficult portage over the Longue Pointe peninsula.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Lac Evans
  3. Broadback River Trip 2005