Lac à la Croix (rivière à la Croix)
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The lac à la Croix is a body of water in the watershed of the rivière à la Croix and the Saint Jean River. This body of water is located in the municipality of Saint-Félix-d'Otis, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the region administrative Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
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Lac à la Croix | |
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Location | Saint-Félix-d'Otis |
Coordinates | 48.30139°N 70.56694°W / 48.30139; -70.56694 |
Lake type | Natural |
Primary inflows | A few streams including the outlet of Lac Pitre and Lac Rond, the outlet of "Lac des Cœurs", the outlet of "Lac de la Sucrerie" and Lac Mélasse, as well as the outlet of Lakes Sergerie and Wellie. |
Primary outflows | Rivière à la Croix |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) |
Max. width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
Surface elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
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The "Chemin du Lac-à-la-Croix" provides access to the "Lac à la Croix" watershed for forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lac à la Croix 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.