Aiguebelle National Park

Aiguebelle National Park
Suspension Bridge over La Haie Lake
Map showing the location of Aiguebelle National Park
Map showing the location of Aiguebelle National Park
Map showing the location of Aiguebelle National Park
Map showing the location of Aiguebelle National Park
LocationQuebec, Canada
Nearest cityRouyn-Noranda
Coordinates48°30′38″N 78°44′56″W / 48.51044°N 78.74897°W / 48.51044; -78.74897
Area268.3 km2 (103.6 sq mi)
Established2 February 1985
Visitors34,400 (in 2005[1])
Governing bodySEPAQ
WebsiteWDPA: 23123
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Aiguebelle National Park (French: Parc national d'Aiguebelle) is a provincial park in Quebec, Canada.[2] It is located in western Quebec in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region some 50 km north-east of Rouyn-Noranda, 50 km west of Amos, Quebec, 100 km north west of Val-d'Or, Quebec, and about 50 km due west of Lake Hebecourt. The park has a surface area of 268,3 km2.

Its mission is to protect a representative sample of the clay belt of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region and the Abijévis hills.

The park includes a watershed line and thus extends over two watersheds: the basin of the Hudson Bay and that of the Atlantic. There are traces of ancient volcanic activity and several lakes on the faults. It is managed by the Quebec government by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Society of outdoor facilities in Quebec) (SÉPAQ).

  1. ^ (in French) Major investments in the National Park of Aiguebelle and the fauna reserve of La Vérendrye, editted: Sépaq, online on 4 September 2008, consulted on 7 September 2008
  2. ^ Registre des aires protégées du Québec Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs. (in French)