Petit lac Wayagamac

The Petit lac Wayagamac is located in the city of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Until 2006, the territory of this lake was part of the former unorganized territory of Petit-Lac-Wayagamac, before being merged with La Tuque. The territory of the lake is controlled by the Zec de la Bessonne.

Geography

The mouth of Petit lac Wayagamac is located southeast of downtown La Tuque and east of Lake Wayagamac. These two lakes are surrounded by the Laurentians (mountains) mountains, certain peaks exceeding 400 meters above sea level.
This Haute-Mauricie lake includes Bouleau Bay and Mystérieur Bay located at the mouth of the Mysterious River. Petit lac Wayagamac has a length of, a width of and an altitude of.
Little Bostonnais River
From the outlet of Petit lac Wayagamac, the Petite Rivière Bostonnais runs before emptying into Lake Wayagamac. Lake Wayagamac in turn empties from the west into the Little Bostonnais River which is approximately long, between the Wayagamac lake dam and the mouth of the river which flows into the Saint-Maurice River at the southern limit of the town of La Tuque. From the outlet of Petit lac Wayagamac, the water from the Petite rivière Bostonnais flows over, of which cross Lake Wayagamac from east to west.

Toponymy

According to Father G. Lemoine, the expression "waweia gamak" is akin to the Algonquin language, and means "at the round lake".
The toponym "Petit lac Wayagamac" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, in the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
In addition, Kruger, in partnership with the Société générale de financement du Québec, acquired the Kruger Wayagamack plant in 2001. This plant is located on Île-de-la-Potherie, at Trois-Rivières.