Lac Surprise
| Lac Surprise | ||
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| Geographical location | Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| Tributaries | Rivière Roy | |
| Drain | Rivière Roy → Rivière Opawica → Rivière Waswanipi | |
| Location close to the shore | Chapais | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 '38 " N , 74 ° 52' 37" W | |
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| surface | 55 km² | |
The Lac Surprise is a lake in the regional county municipality Jamesie in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec .
The 55 km² large lake is 45 km south of Chapais . It is traversed by the Rivière Roy , a left tributary of the Rivière Opawica , in a northerly direction. The water of Lac Surprise flows over several rapids to Lac Caopatina in the north .
The lake officially bears his name since 1935. Surprise is the French word for "surprise". More than 20 other lakes in Quebec have the same name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Surprise