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{{short description|Uninhabited island in the St Lawrence River, near Montreal, Canada}}
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'''Dowker Island''' is an uninhabited island in [[Lake Saint Louis]], a widening of the [[Saint Lawrence River]] south of [[Montreal Island]], [[Quebec]]. It is in the municipality of [[Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral Map |url=https://www.ndip.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Carte_districts-electoraux_71065-E-F01.pdf |website=Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> which intends to preserve its natural state.<ref>{{cite book |title=PROJET DE RÈGLEMENT NUMÉRO 436-8 |date=2016 |publisher=La Ville de Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot }}</ref>
'''Dowker Island''' is part of the [[Hochelaga Archipelago]] in [[Lake Saint Louis]], [[Quebec]], between the [[Island of Montreal]] and the [[Île Perrot]]. Although near the towns of [[Baie-d'Urfé]] and [[Beaconsfield, Quebec|Beaconsfield]], it is administratively part of [[Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot]].


The island is about a kilometre in length and breadth. Its surface geology is undifferentiated [[till]] deposits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montreal Island Map 1426A |url=https://i.redditmedia.com/3hW51Wmv7UrL77ivT2ZBOcxL8FMPTLPGBrn1UHCsdOo.jpg?s=0cfc01f1e1a3c9e17d3161d4017c19bd |publisher=Geological Survey of Canada |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> It is low-lying, mostly in a [[100-year flood]] area,<ref>{{cite book |title=Plan_zonage + annexes 14-15-19 |publisher=Notre-dame-de-l'île-perrot |url=http://www.ndip.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Plan_zonage-+-annexes-14-15-19.pdf |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> and contains a [[muskrat]] habitat.<ref>{{cite book |title=Règlements d'amendement du plan d'urbanisme |date=2006 |publisher=Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |page=105 |url=https://www.ndip.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/436-Plan-urbanisme-version-adm_avril-2017.pdf |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref>
The flat, wooded, and uninhabited island is about a kilometer in length and breadth.


==History==
Dowker Island, then known as île Sainte-Geneviève, was granted to [[François-Marie Perrot]], the governor of [[Montreal]], by [[Jean Talon]], on 29 October 1672, along with the île Perrot. In 1897, the eponymous Leslie Rose Dowker, acquired the island. Older navigational charts and some maps have the island marked as "Lynch Island" while the northern point of land is labelled as "Dowker Point".
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[[File:Dowker2.jpg|Ruins on Dowker Island|thumb|left|upright]]
Then known as one of the îles Sainte-Geneviève (now Dowker, Madore, and Daoust),<ref>{{cite web |title=Bottin des Toponymes Officialisés |url=https://www.ndip.org/bottin-partiel-des-toponymes-officialises/ |website=Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> the island was granted to governor of Montreal [[François-Marie Perrot]] by [[Jean Talon]], in 1672, along with the île Perrot.<ref name="toponymie">{{cite web |title=Île Dowker |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=19150 |website=Commission de toponymie |publisher=Gouvernement de Québec |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> It was acquired in 1897<ref name="toponymie"/> by Leslie Rose Dowker (unknown-1945),<ref>{{cite web |title=Leslie Rose Dowker |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108913431/leslie-rose-dowker |website=Find a Grave |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> who shortly afterward became Mayor of Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Île, now known as [[Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec|Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue]].


It is the site of a ruined stone house as well as a former [[navigational aid]] light.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soil remediation at the site of a former navigation aid light on Dowker Island (Notre-Dame) | date=15 January 2010 |url=http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/052/details-eng.cfm?pid=46804 |publisher=Government of Canada |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref>
In the summer the island is easily accessible by small boat, and in winter on foot over the frozen lake. The water north of the island popular for [[ice fishing]].


In older documents,<ref name="toponymie"/> as late as the 1966 topographic map of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, it is named Lynch Island.
==Ruins on Dowker Island==
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[[File:Dowker2.jpg|The ruins of the house in the winter.|thumb|left]]
The ruins of a two-story house stand at the northern edge of Dowker Island. The house was built by Leslie Rose Dowker after he bought the island in 1887. He lived there until his death in 1945. The house burned down in 1960.
Additionally, there is an older ruined structure in the middle of the island, near scattered agricultural tools and a vehicle.


==References==
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[[Category:Hochelaga Archipelago]]
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[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Canada]]
[[Category:Landforms of Montreal]]
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[[Category:Uninhabited islands of Canada]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of Canada]]
[[Category:Islands of the Saint Lawrence River]]

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Latest revision as of 03:05, 11 September 2022

Dowker Island
l'Île Dowker
Dowker Island is located in Southern Quebec
Dowker Island
Dowker Island
Geography
LocationSaint Lawrence River
Coordinates45°24′10″N 73°53′40″W / 45.40278°N 73.89444°W / 45.40278; -73.89444
ArchipelagoHochelaga Archipelago
Area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Length1 km (0.6 mi)
Width1 km (0.6 mi)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceQuebec
CityNotre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot

Dowker Island is an uninhabited island in Lake Saint Louis, a widening of the Saint Lawrence River south of Montreal Island, Quebec. It is in the municipality of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot[1] which intends to preserve its natural state.[2]

The island is about a kilometre in length and breadth. Its surface geology is undifferentiated till deposits.[3] It is low-lying, mostly in a 100-year flood area,[4] and contains a muskrat habitat.[5]

History

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Ruins on Dowker Island

Then known as one of the îles Sainte-Geneviève (now Dowker, Madore, and Daoust),[6] the island was granted to governor of Montreal François-Marie Perrot by Jean Talon, in 1672, along with the île Perrot.[7] It was acquired in 1897[7] by Leslie Rose Dowker (unknown-1945),[8] who shortly afterward became Mayor of Sainte-Anne-du-Bout-de-l'Île, now known as Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

It is the site of a ruined stone house as well as a former navigational aid light.[9]

In older documents,[7] as late as the 1966 topographic map of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, it is named Lynch Island.

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Map" (PDF). Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ PROJET DE RÈGLEMENT NUMÉRO 436-8. La Ville de Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. 2016.
  3. ^ "Montreal Island Map 1426A". Geological Survey of Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ^ Plan_zonage + annexes 14-15-19 (PDF). Notre-dame-de-l'île-perrot. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. ^ Règlements d'amendement du plan d'urbanisme (PDF). Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. 2006. p. 105. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Bottin des Toponymes Officialisés". Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Île Dowker". Commission de toponymie. Gouvernement de Québec. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Leslie Rose Dowker". Find a Grave. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Soil remediation at the site of a former navigation aid light on Dowker Island (Notre-Dame)". Government of Canada. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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