Lake Poncheville
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Lake Poncheville is a freshwater body in of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James (municipality), in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The southern part of the lake is part of the townships of Des Combes and Grandfontaine.
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Location | Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government, Quebec |
Coordinates | 50°09′20″N 76°57′33″W |
Type | Natural |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 37.1 kilometres (23.1 mi) |
Max. width | 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) |
Surface elevation | 269 metres (883 ft) |
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second, thanks to a navigable body of water of a length of 60.9 kilometres (37.8 mi), connecting the lakes Opataouaga, "Lac de la Hauteur des Terres" (English: Lac Lake of the Height of the Lands) and Poncheville Lake. In addition, the Quénonisca Lake (located to the north) of a length of 52.1 kilometres (32.4 mi) offers another navigable body of water that connects to the Broadback River.
The Poncheville Lake watershed is accessible via a forest road (east-west direction) from the west connecting the road to the north.
The surface of Poncheville Lake is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.