The Eau Jaune Lake (English: Yellow Water Lake) is a freshwater body of the Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake extends entirely into the townships of Brongniart and Rasles.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector. Recreational tourism activities come second.
The Eastern part of the "Eau Jaune Lake" hydrographic slope is accessible by a forest road from the North separating from route 113 which runs East-West to the North of the lake along the Canadian National Railway.
The surface of the "Eau Jaune Lake" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.
Geography
Toponymy This hydronym was reported in 1916 in minutes of the Quebec Geography Commission. Presumably, this descriptive toponym borrows its name from the color of water. In 1900, explorer Henry O'Sullivan, who mapped this lake without naming it, indicated that the surrounding soil contained ferrous deposits.Source: Names and places in Quebec, published by the "Commission de toponymie du Québec" in 1994 and 1996 as a printed illustrated dictionary, and as a CD-ROM produced by of this dictionary.
The toponym "Lac à l'Eau Jaune" was officialized on December 5, 1968 by the Commission de toponymie du Québec during its creation.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Lac à l'Eau Claire” (Yellow Water Lake)
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