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549:. The largest of these islands has a length of 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) and a width of 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi); it straddles the townships of Toussaint and Lemay. Delimited in its southern side by the "Bay of Eagles", this island is located at 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village center of
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Formerly, this body of water was designated in the Innu language "Ayamba
Sacahigan", as noted in 1871 by the surveyor John Bignell, meaning "lake to the male". In 1980, a survey carried out in Attikamek territory lists the name "Aiapew Sakahikan", which translates as "male moose lake". The form
757:"Names and Places of Quebec" work, published by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
522:(length: 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi)), because of a peninsula advancing on 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) towards the North-West and opposite a peninsula advancing on 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) towards the South-East.
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This lake extends mainly in the cantons of
Lacasse (northern part of the lake), Toussaint (north-east), Hanotaux (west), Crémazie (center west), Lemay (center east), Poisson (South-West) and Evanturel (South-Central).
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The southern part of "Du Mâle Lake" includes a bay designated "Petit lac du Mâle" (English: "Little Male Lake") which includes the "Sandbank". This bay is located on the north shore between
518:. Deformed in nature, the "Du Mâle Lake" has several dozens of islands, peninsulas and bays. The "Du Mâle Lake" narrows to only 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) at its center, forming the
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The surface of Male Lake is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early
December to late March. Water management at the
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Recreotourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector. Forestry comes second. Recreational boating is particularly popular on this water, especially for sport fishing.
363:, the "Du Mâle Lake" took its present form, forming numerous bays through marshy banks. This body of water has several bays that once formed neighboring lakes:
714:"Acohonan", meaning "lake where we can cross" is also known to Attikameks. Officially, until 1945, this body of water was designated "Grand lac du Mâle".
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The northeastern part of the lake stretches over 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) by 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi), forming several secondary bays, such
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The southwestern part of the lake stretches on 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) by 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi), until the
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can lead to significant variations in the water level, particularly at the end of the winter when the water is lowered.
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The largest island of this part of the lake has a length of 8.0 kilometres (5.0 mi); it delineates the
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The toponym "Lac du Mâle" was formalized on
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The hydrographic slope of the "Du Mâle Lake" is served on the side:
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is a freshwater body located in the western part of the
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which is located on a peninsula on the north shore of
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480:Plamondon Creek (Gouin Reservoir)
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18:Lake of dam in La Tuque
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862:Mattawa Bay
856:Saraana Bay
680:Brochu Lake
579:Mattawa Bay
508:Mattawa Bay
470:west side:
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449:Mattawa Bay
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96:48°35′05″N
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657:Gouin Dam
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343:Geography
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898:La Tuque
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538:and the
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