Fronsac Lake


The Fronsac Lake is a freshwater body located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This body of water is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
Lake Fronsac is one of the head water bodies of the Malbaie River. This mountain lake is entirely located in an area where forestry has always been the predominant economic activity. In the middle of XIXth Century, recreational tourism activities took off. Due to the altitude, this lake is normally frozen from the end of October to the end of April; however, the safe ice circulation period is usually from early December to April.
Secondary forest roads serve the southern part of the hydrographic side of Lake Fronsac. Another motorable road serves the northern part. The northeast part has no road.

Geography

Located in a forest zone in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, the lake Fronsac is located on the western slope of the Malbaie River valley. The mouth of Fronsac Lake is located on the east side of the lake and is open onto lac à Jack. This mouth is located at:
From the mouth of Lake Fronsac, the current crosses to the east at Lac à Jack; then descend on to the south the outlet of the lake at Jack; from there, the current follows the course of the Malbaie river on with a drop in level of which pours into La Malbaie in the St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

The term "Fronsac" turns out to be a commune in the southwest of France, located in the department of Gironde. The name appeared on the draft of the Jacques-Cartier Lake map, 1959-11-04, item 81. "Lac à Loutre" is a variant of the official name.
The toponym "Lac Fronsac" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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