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The surface of McSweeney Lake is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however safe traffic on the ice is generally from the beginning of
December to the end of March. Water management at the Gouin dam can cause significant variations in the water level, particularly at the end of
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by a third island (length: 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi)) forming the west shore of Lac Fou (length: 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) (North–south direction) ending in the South with a hook facing east where it joins a bay in
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Recreational tourism activities constitute the main economic activity of the sector because of its strategic position for navigation, being located between
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in Quebec. Daniel McSweeney made a career as a teacher at the École normale Laval between 1864 and 1887. He had married Brigit O'Byrne in 1857 in Quebec.
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41.1 kilometres (25.5 mi) passing south of
Kaminictikotanak Island and bypassing to the north a large peninsula attached to the south shore of
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7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) north, then southeast, bypassing Île à la Croix, to
Kanatawatciwok Pass (near Île aux Femmes); this pass connects
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This lake in the middle of the Center-East part of the Gouin reservoir straddles the townships of McSweeney, Magnan, Marmette and Brochu.
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by a second island (length: 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi)) comprising in particular the outlet of Lake Duchet from Lake
Kamoskosoweskak;
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by a peninsula (length: 13.9 kilometres (8.6 mi)) going north along more or less the limit of the townships of Lemay and
Marmette;
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With a length of 34.7 kilometres (21.6 mi) and a maximum width of 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi), the lake McSweeney is bounded by:
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The lake, which is part of the Gouin
Reservoir, owes its name because it is the largest body of water in the Township of
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The hydrographic slope of Lake McSweeney is served indirectly on the north side by route 212 connecting the village of
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From the mouth of McSweeney Lake, the current flows over 75.1 kilometres (46.7 mi) to the south-east, to the
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by an archipelago of the
Kaoskiskanikak Islands whose longest island stretches 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi);
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by an island (length: 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi)) forming the eastern shore of the
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through the
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108.3 kilometres (67.3 mi) north-west of the center of the village of
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19.3 kilometres (12.0 mi) north-west of the pass that separates
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The mouth of Lake McSweeney is located south of the lake, either at:
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winter when the water is lowered in anticipation of the spring melt.
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25.7 kilometres (16.0 mi) towards the South-East, crossing
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by a peninsula on the eastern shore starting at the mouth of
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by a large misshapen island delimiting at its southwest the
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by a large island (length: 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi));
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is a freshwater body located in the Center-East part of
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The main neighboring watersheds of Lake McSweeney are:
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and to the various bays on the northeast shore of the
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383:Lac du Mâle
357:west side:
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348:Nevers Lake
336:Nemio River
329:Verreau Bay
325:Magnan Lake
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171:Max. length
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137:Magnan Lake
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658:References
488:Ganipi Bay
371:Aiapew Bay
340:Ganipi Bay
310:Omina Lake
179:Max. width
90:74°46′11″W
87:48°38′34″N
623:Toussaint
615:McSweeney
587:Gouin Dam
549:Gouin Dam
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515:Obedjiwan
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273:Geography
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21:McSweeney
640:See also
609:Toponymy
529:Wemotaci
321:Fou Lake
214:province
210:Mauricie
206:La Tuque
71:, Canada
65:Location
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222:Canada
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