Lake Macamic
| Lake Macamic | ||
|---|---|---|
Primary inflows Loïs River, Macamic River, Bellefeuille River (lake Macamic), Royal-Roussillon creek. | | |
| Primary outflows | La Sarre River | |
| Basin countries | Canada | |
| Max. length | 9.8 km (9,800 m) | |
| Max. width | 9.7 km (9,700 m) | |
| Surface elevation | 278 m (912 ft) | |
| Islands | "À l'Épine", "À Fortin", "À Babineau", "À Croteau" | |
Macamic Lake is a freshwater body of the municipalities of
Lake Macamic is surrounded by a mainly agricultural area. The surface of this body of water is generally frozen from mid-November to the end of April; however, the period of safe ice traffic is usually from mid-December to the end of March.
The arrival of the Transcontinental Railway to
Geography
Lake Macamic is supplied with water by:
- East side (Bellefeuille Bay): Macamic River, Little Bellefeuille River, Royal-Roussillon Creek;
- East side (Perron Bay): a small unnamed river;
- South side: Macamic.
On the north side of the lake, the lakes "De Courval" and "Piton" are surrounded by marsh areas that drain into the
Toponymy
The geographer Hormisdas Magnan attests[1] that the name "Macamic" is of Algonquin origin meaning "amazing ". Other historians attribute to it rather the meaning of "lame beaver" to this name; the component "mak" means "disabled" and "amik" is associated with "beaver". The graph "Makamik" has long been in use.[2]
The toponym "Macamic Lake" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ Hormidas Magnan, historical and geographical dictionary of the parishes, missions and municipalities of the province of Quebec.
- ^ Work "Toponymic Route of Abitibi-Témiscamingue", 1984.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Lac Macamic".
See also
- Macamic, a municipality
- Authier-Nord, a municipality
- Chazel, Quebec, a municipality
- La Sarre River, a watercourse
- Loïs River, a watercourse
- Macamic River, a watercourse
- Bellefeuille River (Macamic Lake), a watercourse
- Regional County Municipality(RCM)