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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.
One of the largest impact crater lakes is Lake Manicouagan in Canada; the crater is a multiple-ring structure about 100 km (60 mi) across, with its 70 km (40 mi) diameter inner ring its most prominent feature; it contains a 70 km (40 mi) diameter annular lake, surrounding an inner island plateau, René-Levasseur Island.
The mount is named after Catholic missionary Louis Babel (1829–1912), who is said to have converted Montagnais and Naskapis. [2] [3]Mount Babel is the central peak of the Manicouagan impact structure and was formed by the rebound of the crust after the impact of a meteor 210 million years ago.
The Manicouagan or Manicuagan River, often clipped to Manic, is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates in the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau . [ 1 ]
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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 ...