Aiguebelle National Park
Bridge at Lac La Hay
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The Aiguebelle National Park or Parc national d' Aiguebelle is one of the 24 National Parks in the Canadian province of Québec.
There is a corresponding Parc national but what corresponds in the other provinces and territories a provincial park. The task of the west of the province, in Abitibi - Témiscamingue located, just 270 km ² of parkland, is to protect the peculiarities Abitibis and the local Abijévis Hill and to represent. In 1985, the park was established, he Parc nationally since 2001. It is located around 50 km from Rouyn -Noranda center, on the watershed between Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, which drain nearly three-quarters of the park declining precipitation over the St. Lawrence River. The park's name is derived from the region in which it is located, which in turn goes back to Charles de Névair d' Aiguebelle who has distinguished themselves in the fight against the British (1756-1763 ).
The highest mountain is 570 m of the Abitibi whose surrounding hills occupies about two-thirds of the park. In the very old volcanic landscape is located in the eastern part of the park is a crack that extends from Lac La Haie Loïs to Lac (39 ha). Another important lake is the Lac Sault ( 26.5 ha). These lakes are relatively flat and have an average depth of 32 m. The geological formations of the region are about 2.7 billion years old, with basalt predominates.
Flora and Fauna
The landscape is dominated by boreal forests, with paper birch and poplars, especially American aspens and conifers such as black spruce, Banks pines, larches Ostamerikanische and balsam fir dominate. In addition, the typical for the lower St. Lawrence Valley Yellow birch is as black ash and Weymouth pine.
55 species of mammals live in the park, including moose, black, Urson or tree porcupine, beaver, wolf, lynx, muskrat, and mink lontra, weasels and martens spruce. There are also around 150 bird species, of which about 20 warbler species. The lakes are found mainly glass eyes perch and pike in the lakes of Abijévis Hill rather the American Lake and brook trout. Fish that live in the more northerly lakes, grow more slowly and later have a baby, as an investigation revealed so that fishing must be restricted here.
History
1945 examined the government for a not yet of hunting and agriculture ecologically impoverished area in order to protect hunting and fishing. After other tourist interests arose in 1976 a camp opened in 1985 the Parc de conservation d' Aiguebelle furnished with an area of 241.7 km ². After a public hearing, the reserve was disbanded in favor of an enlarged park. 2001, the status of the park was changed again so that he has since represents a Parc national.