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Lake Kipawa (in French: Lac Kipawa) is a lake in far south-west Quebec, Canada, near the border with Ontario, north of Témiscaming, Quebec.Also see Kipawa River which is the only natural outflow of Kipawa Lake, Gordon Creek in Témiscaming on the south end being artificial.
The Kipawa River (in French: Rivière Kipawa) is a short river in western Quebec, Canada. It is mostly an undeveloped river but the larger lakes have dams, fishing camps, and cottages on their shores. The communities of Kipawa and Laniel are located on Lake Kipawa.
It surrounds the northern portion of Lake Kipawa. Laniel is also a hamlet located within this territory at the outflow of Lake Kipawa where Route 101 crosses the Kipawa River. It was named in honour of priest Armand Laniel (1866-1928). [1] The hamlet used to have a post office that opened in 1934. [4]
Kipawa is a variant of the Algonquin word Kebaowek which means "closed water", referring to the many closed-off bays and passages of Lake Kipawa. [1] Another theory claims that it means "getting off" or "disembarkation", or the location where one can pick up supplies or trade.
Locality inhabited first by Algonquin and established on the banks of the Lake Kipawa, near Gordon Creek, facing English Bay, the term "Kipawa" means in Algonquin language, "it is closed". According to the Oblate missionary Joseph-Étienne Guinard, the Lake Kipawa "because of its long bays, looks like a spider from the air. It is easy to err on ...
Fox Island (French: Île Fox) is an uninhabited island in Lake Kipawa, Quebec. The island lies to the west of Île au Chevreuil and has some accommodation facilities. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The northern boundary of the ZEC is Maganasipi lake which is located outside of the ZEC. The whole ZEC is drained by rivers Maganasipi (30 km long), Maganasipi East and West Maganasipi. The latter two rivers are tributaries of the first serves as discharge to the lake of the same name to the Ottawa River. The entrance station of Zec is located ...
The Pointe-Opémican sector has a campground of around sixty sites under the tall pines, a small village of 11 ready-to-camp Étoile near Lake Timiskaming and its sandy shores, making it a great destination for nautical activities. [4] The park added a small hebertism course in the Rivière-Kipawa sector, near the Grande Chute.