Gouin Reservoir

Gouin Reservoir
Gouin Reservoir seen from space.
Gouin Reservoir is located in Quebec
Gouin Reservoir
Gouin Reservoir
Gouin Reservoir is located in Canada
Gouin Reservoir
Gouin Reservoir
LocationLa Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
Coordinates48°35′N 74°50′W / 48.58°N 74.83°W / 48.58; -74.83
TypeArtificial
Primary outflowsSaint-Maurice River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length100 km (62 mi)
Max. width48 km (30 mi)
Surface area1,570 km2 (610 sq mi)
Average depth5 m (16 ft)
Shore length15,650 km (3,510 mi)
Surface elevation404 m (1,325 ft)
IslandsDe l'Oasis Island
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Gouin Reservoir (French: Réservoir Gouin) is a man-made lake, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque, Quebec, Canada. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lakes separated by innumerable bays, peninsulas, and islands with highly irregular shapes. It has therefore a relative long shoreline of over 5,600 km (3,500 mi) (excluding islands) compared to its surface area of 1,570 km2 (610 sq mi).[1] It is the source of the Saint-Maurice River.

This large reservoir extends into the cantons of (in order, in row from north to south):

  • Mathieu, Verreau;
  • Lacasse, Toussaint, McSweeney, Magnan, Lindsay;
  • Hanotaux, Cremazie, Lemay, Marmette, Brochu, Déziel;
  • Poisson, Evanturel, Myrand, Chapman, Nevers, Aubin, Levasseur;
  • Achintre, Sulte, Huguenin, Delage, Leblanc, Bureau.