Oskélanéo Lake


Oskélanéo Lake is a freshwater body linked to the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This lake extends entirely in the canton of Faucher. Following the completion of the Gouin Dam in 1948, the navigability between the Gouin Reservoir and Lake Oskélanéo becomes even easier with only two meters of difference in elevation.
Recreotourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector. Forestry comes second.
The Canadian National Railway cuts Oskélanéo Lake in its middle through the village of Oskélanéo, located on the West Bank.
The route 404 serves the valley of the Oskélanéo River and connects to the Southeast at route 400 which connects the Gouin Dam and the village of Parent, Quebec, also serves the valleys of rivers Jean-Pierre and Leblanc; this road also serves the peninsula which stretches north in the Gouin Reservoir on. A few secondary forest roads are in use nearby for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
The surface of Oskélanéo Lake is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.

Geography

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Oskélanéo" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.