Dozois Reservoir

Dozois Reservoir
Location	Réservoir-Dozois, La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Coordinates	47°30′00″N 77°05′00″W / 47.5°N 77.0833333°W / 47.5; -77.0833333Coordinates: 47°30′00″N 77°05′00″W / 47.5°N 77.0833333°W / 47.5; -77.0833333
Lake type	Artificial
Primary inflows	Ottawa River
Primary outflows	Ottawa River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	61 km (38 mi)
Max. width	34 km (21 mi)
Surface area	319 km2 (123 sq mi)[1]
Surface elevation	336.80 m (1,105.0 ft) to 345.95 m (1,135.0 ft)[2]

The Dozois Reservoir (French: Réservoir Dozois) is a man-made lake in central Quebec, Canada. It is fully within the unorganized territory of Réservoir-Dozois and the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.

Dozois Reservoir, located about 10 kilometers west of Cabonga Reservoir and about 15 km east of Great Victoria Lake, is fed by the Chochocouane, Capitachouane, and Ottawa Rivers. It is accessible directly off Quebec Route 117.

History

In 1949, construction of the Bourque Dam began on the Ottawa River, forming Dozois Reservoir. The rising waters flooded numerous smaller lakes, including Lake Soulier, Déléage Bay, and Lake Dozois. The reservoir took its name from Lake Dozois, which in turn was named after Nazaire-Servule Dozois (1859-1932), missionary in Témiscamingue and Assistant General of the Oblates from 1904 to 1932. The name Lake Dozois has been in use since circa 1913, when it replaced "Birch Lake" which appeared on the map of Quebec in 1911.^[3]

Reservoir Dozois at Quebec Route 117.

References

1. ^ Hydro-Quebec Dozois Reservoir
2. ^ Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board - Principal Reservoirs Current Water Levels and System Constraints
3. ^ "Réservoir Dozois" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=19187&Latitude=47,5&Longitude=-77,08334&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2008-11-13.