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Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan / m æ n ɪ k w ɑː ɡ ən,-ɡ ɒ̃ /; French: [manikwaɡɑ̃]) is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of 1,942 km 2 (750 sq mi). The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island , and its highest point is Mount Babel .
The landscape of the Manicouagan – Uapishka Biosphere Reserve is dominated by the Saint Lawrence River to the south and the Manicouagan reservoir to the north, forming a circle visible from great distances, even from space. They are linked by a web of rivers, which flow through vast woodlands.
It became an artificial island when the Manicouagan reservoir was flooded in 1970, merging two crescent-shaped lakes: Mouchalagane Lake on the western side and Manicouagan Lake on the eastern side. [2] Hydro-Québec's Daniel-Johnson dam on the Manicouagan River, which created the Manicouagan Reservoir, is the world's largest multiple-arch dam.
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The Groulx Mountains form a tabular massif consisting of a long high plateau with several slightly convex peaks exceeding 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) elevation. The elevation varies from 360 metres (1,180 ft) on the shores of the Manicouagan Reservoir to 1,104 metres (3,622 ft) at the top of Mount Veyrier. The Monts Groulx massif is the third ...
An aerial view of Folsom Dam on March 10. (Jonathan Wong / California Department of Water Resources) As of Tuesday, Folsom Lake was at 63% of its capacity, in line with the historical average level.
With an area of 23,540 hectares, which makes it - by far - the largest of the entire Quebec network, the Louis-Babel Ecological Reserve occupies Mount Babel, in the northern part of the René-Levasseur Island (Manicouagan Reservoir). It is located in unorganized territory of the Regional County Municipality of Manicouagan.
In the wake of the atmospheric rivers that have brought an onslaught of rain, wind and snow to California over the last few weeks, short-term drought conditions and reservoir levels have improved ...