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Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata
Photo: Isabelle Tessier |
This national park—our twenty-fourth—was officially created on November 18,
2009. It covers a total area of 176.5 km2,
making it Québec’s second largest park south of the St. Lawrence after Parc
national de la Gaspésie. It ensures the protection of a representative
section of the vast Monts Notre-Dame region (21,720 km2),
which had previously been absent from Québec’s national parks network.
Located east of Lake Témiscouata, Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata has
everything it takes to draw a crowd, including a number of exceptional
features that must be protected. Lake Témiscouata itself is a major feature
of the landscape. At 39 kilometers long, it is the second biggest body of
water south of the St. Lawrence. With the creation of this park, 45% of the
lake’s shoreline is protected. Notable features of the plant life include a
number of century-old forests and 365 plant species.
In terms of wildlife, the area is home to some forty species of mammals,
twenty-odd species of fish, some fifteen reptile and amphibian species, and
about 150 bird species—including the bald eagle, which is listed as
vulnerable in Québec but is present in at least one area in the national
park. In addition, a very rare form of three-spined stickleback found in
only a few places on the planet lives in some of the park’s lakes.
The park also holds undeniable historical and heritage value thanks to
some thirty archeological sites—some dating back over 8,000 years—located
mainly on the shores of Lake Touladi and Petit lac Touladi.
For more information on Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata, contact
Direction du patrimoine écologique et des parcs at 418-521-3907.
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