Saint-Jean, Lac

Saint-Jean, Lac
Lake, south-central Quebec, Canada.

A shallow lake, it has an area of 387 sq mi (1,003 sq km) and discharges into the Saguenay River. In the 20th century logging operations on its feeder streams led to the establishment of large paper mills on the lake. Since 1926 the lake's seasonal fluctuations have been controlled by two hydroelectric dams. It is a tourist resort centre famous for its salmon fishing.

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English  Lake Saint John 

      lake in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, south-central Quebec province, Canada. A shallow lake, occupying 387 square miles (1,003 square km) of a large graben (a downfaulted basin), it receives the drainage of a 30,000-square-mile (78,000-square-kilometre) area and discharges it through two outlets into the Saguenay River.

      Discovered in 1647 by a Jesuit missionary, Father Jean De Quen, after whom it is named, Lac Saint-Jean was often frequented by fur traders and missionaries. Agricultural settlement of the lakeshore began in 1849 and, facilitated by the arrival of a railroad from Quebec city, soon developed to the point that the region became known as the granary of Quebec. In the 20th century, logging operations on its feeder streams, which include the Péribonca, Mistassini, Chamouchouane, and Ouiatchouane rivers, led to the establishment of large paper mills on the lake. Since 1926 the lake's seasonal fluctuations have been controlled by the completion of two hydroelectric dams, Grande and Petite Décharge, at its outlets. Most recently Lac Saint-Jean has become known as a tourist resort centre, famous for its salmon fishing and blueberry industry. Alma, Roberval, Dolbeau, and Saint-Félicien are the largest communities in the region.

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Universalium. 2010.

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