Cabonga Reservoir

Réservoir Cabonga is a 484 km ² reservoir in the Canadian province of Québec.

The total area including the islands is 677 km ². It lies entirely within the Réserve faunique La Vérendrye. The reserve of the First Nation of Lac- Rapide is located on the western shore.

The river name is derived from the language of the Algonquian from, " kakibonga " has " blocked completely with sand " the meaning of.

The lake has two outlets: to the southeast across the Rivière Gens de Terre, a tributary of the Réservoir Baskatong and the Rivière Gatineau, and a further drain to the northwest of Lac Barriére and Réservoir Dozois.

History

Before the damming of its outflow of Lac Cabonga was the largest lake between the two river systems of Rivière Gatineau and the Ottawa River. 1851 established the Hudson 's Bay Company trading post at this lake ( and called him Kakabonga ). 1873 burned the trading post. He was replaced by a new base at Lac Barrière. In the years 1928 and 1929 a dam was built at the outlet of the lake, the Rivière Gens de Terre. Purpose of the dam was the river rafting on the regulation for effluent. Not less than 37 natural lakes were summarized by the impoundment to a 484 km ² reservoir.

Fauna

The following fish species are found in dam: American lake trout, walleye, blue walleye, pike, lake sturgeon, Heringsmaräne, Canadian walleye, American perch, Redhorse ( Catostomus commersonii ).