Plamondon Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMauricie
Physical characteristics
SourceUnidentified Lake
  locationLa Tuque (Lacasse Township), Mauricie, Quebec
  coordinates48°44′25″N 75°12′50″W / 48.74028°N 75.21389°W / 48.74028; -75.21389
  elevation489 m (1,604 ft)
MouthPlamondon Bay (Gouin Reservoir)
  location
La Tuque (Crémazie Township), Mauricie, Quebec
  coordinates
48°36′40″N 75°15′57″W / 48.61111°N 75.26583°W / 48.61111; -75.26583
  elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Length16.2 km (10.1 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  right
  • (upstream)
  • Outlet of lake Kamitcickotek;
  • Outlet of lake Irinikew Octikwan.

The Plamondon Creek is a tributary of the Plamondon Bay (Gouin Reservoir) located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Plamondon stream flows successively in the townships of Lacasse and Crémazie. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

Secondary forest roads serve both sides of the Plamondon Creek valley. Forest Road R1045 serves the upper and western portions of the Plamondon Creek valley. The R1045 road joins the R2046 road eastwards, which in turn links east to the 202 forest road which runs south to serve the peninsula where the village of Obedjiwan, Quebec is located.

The surface of Plamondon Creek is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.

Geography

The surrounding hydrographic slopes of Plamondon Creek are:

Plamondon Creek originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) altitude: 489 metres (1,604 ft)) surrounded by mountains. The mouth of this head lake is located at:

From the mouth of the head lake, the course of Plamondon Creek flows entirely in forest zone on 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) according to the following segments:

  • 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) to the southeast, including crossing an unidentified lake (length: 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi); altitude: 484 metres (1,588 ft)), up to at its mouth;
  • 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) southwesterly to the outlet (from the west) of Irinikew Octikwan Lake (elevation: 419 kilometres (260 mi));
  • 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) southwesterly to the north shore of an unidentified lake;
  • 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) southerly in the township of Lacasse, then Crémazie, first crossing an unidentified lake (length: 7.1 kilometres (4.4 mi); altitude: 402 metres (1,319 ft)) which is connected on the west side to Kamitcickotek Lake, to the mouth of the river.[3]

The mouth of Plamondon Creek is located at:

The mouth of Plamondon Creek meets with Plamondon Bay (Gouin Reservoir). From there, the current flows over 118.2 kilometres (73.4 mi) until Gouin Dam, according to the following segments:

From this dam, the current flows along the Saint-Maurice River to Trois-Rivières.

Toponymy

The term "Plamondon" refers to a family name of English origin.

The toponym "Plamondon Creek" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when it was created.[5]

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
  3. River segments measured from the Department's Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of Canada's natural resources.
  4. Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada.
  5. Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names – French toponym: "Ruisseau Plamondon".
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