Dozois Reservoir

Dozois Reservoir
Location: Québec (Canada) Tributaries: Ottawa River , Chochocouane, Capitachouane Drain: Ottawa River
Quebec , Canada
Coordinates	47 ° 29 '50 "  N , 77 ° 5' 48"  W Coordinates: 47 ° 29 '50 "  N , 77 ° 5' 48"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1949
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	346  m
Water surface	319 km²
Reservoir length	61 km
Reservoir width	34 km
Dozois Reservoir on Route 117
Location of the reservoir in the catchment area of ​​the Ottawa River

The Réservoir Dozois is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Québec .

It lies entirely in the unorganized territory of the Réservoir-Dozois and the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye . The reservoir is located about 10 km west of the Cabonga Reservoir and about 15 km east of the Grand lac Victoria . Its tributaries include the Ottawa River and the Chochocouane and Capitachouane Rivers. The Route 117 leads directly to the reservoir. The water surface is up to 319 km².

In 1949 the Barrage Bourque dam was built on the Ottawa River . The Dozois Reservoir was created by damming the Ottawa River and flooding various lakes .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Hydro-Quebec Dozois Reservoir ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Réservoir Dozois