Cabonga Reservoir

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Cabonga Reservoir
Aerial view of the reservoir
Aerial view of the reservoir
Location: Abitibi-Témiscamingue , Outaouais in Québec (Canada)
Tributaries: Rivière Cabonga
Drain: Rivière Gens de Terre → Rivière Gatineau
to the Réservoir Dozois → Ottawa River
Cabonga Reservoir (Quebec)
Cabonga Reservoir
Coordinates 47 ° 19 '57 "  N , 76 ° 34' 37"  W Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '57 "  N , 76 ° 34' 37"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1928-1929
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 361  m
Water surface 484 km²
Storage space 1565 million m³
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Location of the reservoir

Réservoir Cabonga is a 484 km² reservoir in the Canadian province of Québec .

The total area including islands is 677 km². It is entirely located in the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye . The reserve of the First Nation of Lac-Rapide is located on the west bank.

The river name is derived from the Algonquin language , "kakibonga" means "completely blocked with sand".

The reservoir has two outflows: to the southeast via the Rivière Gens de Terre , a tributary of the Réservoir Baskatong and the Rivière Gatineau , and another outflow to the northwest to Lac Barriére and Réservoir Dozois .

history

Before its discharge was dammed, Lac Cabonga was the largest lake between the two river systems of Rivière Gatineau and the Ottawa River. In 1851 the Hudson's Bay Company set up a trading post on the lake (and named it Kakabonga ). In 1873 the trading post burned down. It was replaced by a new base on Lac Barrière. In 1928 and 1929 a dam was built at the outflow of the lake, the Rivière Gens de Terre. The purpose of the dam was to regulate the river for rafting further downstream. No fewer than 37 natural lakes were combined to form a 484 km² reservoir.

fauna

The following fish species can be found in the reservoir: American char , glass eye bass , blue eye bass , pike , sea ​​sturgeon , herring vendace , Canadian pikeperch , American perch , sucker carp ( Catostomus commersonii ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ A b Commission de toponymie du Québec - Cabonga Réservoir