Carillon Lake (Saint-Ubalde)
The lac Carillon is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake straddles the municipalities of:
- Notre-Dame-de-Montauban part of the MRC Mékinac, in the administrative region of Mauricie;
- Saint-Ubalde part of the MRC of Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. This lake surrounded by forest is integrated into the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, except the zone forming part of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban.
The surface of Carillon Lake is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
With a length of and a maximum width of, Carillon Lake has five islands. Deformed in nature, this lake has three parts:- western part: with a length of, this part is separated from the central part by two facing peninsulas and by an island between the two peninsulas; thus, two small straits allow pleasure craft to connect the central part of the lake;
- central part: of a length:, this part comprises three islands and is attached to a peninsula attached to the south shore, stretching over north and separating the eastern and central part of the lake;
- eastern part: the eastern part has a length of in the north–south direction.
- north-east of Blanc Lake;
- north-east of Emerald Lake;
- northwest of Sept Îles Lake;
- southwest of Long Lake;
- north of the village center of Saint-Ubalde.
From the mouth of Carillon Lake, the current flows over:
- to the east, then to the south in particular by crossing Sept Îles Lake, following the course of the Weller River;
- south and southeast by the Blanche River;
- to the south by the Noire River;
- towards the south by the Sainte-Anne River which flows on the northwest bank of the Saint-Laurent river.