The Baskatong Reservoir (French: Réservoir Baskatong) is a man-made lake in western Quebec, Canada. It was formed following the construction of the Mercier Dam (fr) in 1927[2] and has an area of 413 km².[3] Since 2007, a 55 MW generating station is in operation at the site of the dam, the reservoir also being used to control the flow of the Gatineau River for several hydroelectric generating stations downstream.

Baskatong Reservoir
Highway 117 is visible in the lower left corner
Baskatong Reservoir Location in Quebec
Location	Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality / La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Coordinates	46°48′N 75°48′W
Type	Artificial
Primary inflows	Gatineau River
Primary outflows	Gatineau River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	30 km (19 mi)
Max. width	25 km (16 mi)
Surface area	413 km2 (159 sq mi)
Max. depth	96 m (315 ft)
Shore length1	2,800 km (1,700 mi)
Surface elevation	207 m (679 ft) - 223 m (732 ft)[1]
Islands	over 160
Settlements	Grand-Remous
References	[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Its primary source is the Gatineau River. Other significant sources are:

• Gens de Terre River
• Notawassi River (fr)
• Rivière d'Argent (fr)

Baskatong Reservoir is accessible by several short forest roads off Route 117, about 200 km (124 mi) north of Ottawa, and about 290 km (180 mi) north-west from Montreal.

Fish species

Baskatong Reservoir is a popular location for fishing and has over 20 outfitters established on its shores. Fish species present are walleye, northern pike, lake trout, whitefish, and landlocked salmon.[4]

See also

• List of lakes of Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Réservoir Baskatong at Wikimedia Commons
• Baskatong outfitters association
• Gatineau Valley Tourism site

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[fr] Réservoir Baskatong

[ru] Баскатонг