Henri-Mercier Lake
| Henri-Mercier Lake | |
|---|---|
  Henri-Mercier Lake Location in Quebec | |
| Location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier (TNO), La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale |
| Coordinates | 47°29′15″N 71°35′46″W / 47.4875°N 71.59611°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (clockwise from the mouth) Discharge of lakes Pellucide, Rothnie and du Préfet, discharge of lac Peggy. |
| Primary outflows | Discharge going to Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
The Lac Henri-Mercier is a freshwater body whose discharge spills into the rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
Lac Henri-Mercier is located in the Jacques-Cartier National Park.
This small valley is served by a few secondary roads serving this area for the needs of forestry, recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lac Henri-Mercier is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.
Toponymy
The denomination "Lac Henri-Mercier" in use since 1942 to designate this body of water. Previously, this body of water was designated “Lac Paul”. The Commission de géographie de Québec, the current Commission de toponymie du Québec, adopted this name on March 5, 1959. Subsequently, the toponym "lac Henri-Mercier" was formalized on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]