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21-530: Lakes Moïses, Rainville, Charcoal and Montendre discharge into the Moïse river, which in turn flows into the Lightning River (south-west) downstream of the mouth of Batiscan Lake, Quebec in addition to two large notes, the course of the river to Moïse is not winding over a length of about 18 km, between the mouth of Moïse lake and Lightning River. The name " River Moïse" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at

42-544: A natural phenomenon, already included in the 1914 edition of the Dictionary of rivers and lakes in the province of Quebec. However, the origin of this name is unknown. The "lightning river" is aptly named. On the one hand, the height of the surrounding mountains make more likely to get hit by lightnings. On the other hand, the "lightning river", the Batiscan Lake and Moïse River (upstream) are enclosed between steep walls of

63-550: Is a Huron Jeune Lorette , today Wendake , a suburb north of the Quebec City . The name of one of the guides there a link with the name of both the river and the lake? For now, there is no evidence to support this thesis corborative. MRC and municipalities : Download coordinates as: Lightning River The rivière aux Éclairs (English: Lightning River) flows on 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) in Upper Batiscanie in

84-579: Is accessible by land or by boat using the Moïse River . The ZEC has four campgrounds semi-fitted around the lakes Batiscan , White , La Salle and Lietto. In 1978, following the abolition of private clubs by the Government of Québec , ZEC de la Rivière-Blanche was formed, initially covering an area of 449 square kilometres (173 sq mi) in the Portneuf County, Quebec . ZEC has been administered by

105-632: Is designated the Triton Fish and Game Club . A few years later, several highly renowned personalities from the Canada , the United States or even Great Britain , came to fish, such as John D. Rockefeller , Theodore Roosevelt , Wilfrid Laurier , Lomer Gouin and Winston Churchill . In August 1887, Edward Panet, notary Saint-Raymond goes to Moïse Lake (Quebec) , with three friends to fish, assisted by four guides, including Moïses and Alexis Christmas. Moses

126-605: Is located at Falls of Marmite, 4.4 km northeast of the town of Rivière-à-Pierre . From the village of Rivière-à-Pierre , the main access road to the ZEC consists of a stretch of 30 km through the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve (routes 2 and 29). In the ZEC, the road network comprises 130 km of motorable road. The road north of the Lightning River provides access to a dozen lakes such as Seaton, Montplaisir and des Passes , as well as Moïse River . The Batiscan Lake

147-634: Is usually on Batiscan Lake . It is also possible to go upper up to six km, on the Moïse River (Quebec) , adding about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the shuttle. From Rivière-à-Pierre, the access road to Batiscan Lake is the road no. 2 in Portneuf Wildlife Reserve , where each visitor has to register at the reception desk station. Then, visitors must register for the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche , if he wants to stay overnight. The visitor continues on Highway 2, then turn right on Highway 27. Then just follow

168-653: The Batiscanie (watershed of Batiscan River ). ZEC is bounded on the south by Portneuf Wildlife Reserve , on the west by the Zec Jeannotte , on the north by the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve and on the east by the Zec Batiscan-Neilson . The Batiscan River is the western boundary of ZEC, north of Miguick River . The five main rivers are all exploited by ZEC for fishing activities: The territory of

189-524: The Commission de toponymie du Québec . According to the commission, the surveyor's report clearly indicates Félix Pagé the presence of the river and Lake Moïse in 1887. Since 1886, when the lake is located in the large private estate Triton Tract Alexander Luders Light (1822–1894), former chief engineer of the railways to the Quebec government. In 1893, Triton was converted into Tract club hunting and fishing. Now, it

210-510: The White River flow into a series of lakes to the village of Rivière-à-Pierre lakes Lupe, Ralph, Gilles, Tony, lietto and Lorenzo. The Portneuf Wildlife Reserve includes the middle part of the watershed of the White river . In back, the White River , we reached the southern boundary of the reserve, located in 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) (direct line) from the village of Rivière-à-Pierre . While

231-579: The province of Quebec , Canada , in the southwest direction. This river is located in the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche and is a tributary on the left bank of the Batiscan River . The watershed of the Lightning River is 294 km², the fifth largest pool of Batiscanie . Its mouth is located at km 147 of the Batiscan River , on 43 kilometres (27 mi) of Batiscan barrier at the end of the "Hell's Gates" sector. The lightning river has its source from

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252-415: The L'Association sportive Miguick, Inc. (Athletic Association Miguick) (ASM). In the early 1980s, the land area was increased by 280 square kilometres (110 sq mi) by adding a part of the famous Club hunting and fishing Seigneurie du Triton (Lordship of Triton). The present territory of the ZEC covers 729.0 square kilometres (281.5 sq mi). The territory of the ZEC is an integral part of

273-513: The ZEC includes 240 lakes, 150 are used for fishing, including lakes Brochu, Funny, Gaston and Gorren. Major lakes are: The White River covers a large catchment area (adjacent to the west side of the upper basin of the Rivière-à-Pierre), taking its source in White Lake where a dam is fitted at its mouth. More than a dozen small surrounding lakes flow into the White Lake . Down, the waters of

294-608: The administrative area of the Capitale-Nationale , on the north shore of St. Lawrence River , Quebec , Canada . ZEC de la Rivière-Blanche is particularly renowned for tourist activities such as hunting, fishing, camping, water sports, and expeditions in the forest. On its website, L'Association sportive Miguick , Inc. (ASM) publishes various calendars, including for fishing, hunting, opening and closing of water bodies, and forest operations. Fans can thus refer to for planning their outdoors activities. The only position ZEC Home

315-490: The discharge of Batiscan Lake . This very serpentine river turns to be the boundary between the Portneuf Regional County Municipality and La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality , in the region of Capitale-Nationale . The lightning river is surrounded by high mountain and cliffs on both sides, including Mount View (Latitude. 47.40425913°; Longitude -72.016266153°) on the left bank. Each year,

336-661: The financial participation of $ 81,500 in grants, four lakes of the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche have been treated: Lastre, Zigzag, Palme, Dual and Bert. This initiative will increase the potential for fishing. These partners are the Fondation de la faune du Québec, the Regional Conference of the Capitale-Nationale (implementation PDIRT), Ministry of Natural Resources (Phase II) and Guy Chevrette Foundation. Restored in 2009, Swayne Lake

357-519: The last water before the northern limit of the plans are the Central and Ferriere lakes. The northern part of the watershed of the White River is integrated into the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche, including lakes Lorenzo and Tonty. The following names are all interconnected and have been registered with the Bank of place names in Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec): In 2012, with

378-404: The river is usually frozen from November to April. The water level of the river varies seasonally and depending on rainfall. Navigable river periods are preferably in the spring, early summer or when rainfall increases the flow of the river significantly. The falls on the lightning river has some and numerous rapids types R2, R2-3, R3 and R3-4. For the descent of the river with small boats, the start

399-469: The river was designated "rivière du Lac Batiscan" (river of Batiscan Lake ). In 1918 the Geographic Board of Quebec recognized the name "Rivière aux éclairs" (lightning river), indicating that the latter name was in use before the name "Rivière du lac Batiscan" (river of Batiscan Lake ). Some topographic maps published from 1920 made mention of "Rivière aux éclairs" (River of Lightning). This name evokes

420-476: The signs indicating " Zec de la Rivière-Blanche ". Green road signs guide visitors to the path of Batiscan Lake . The visitor leaves the road 27 at 44 km. The website of the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche indicates that wooden roads are closed in the spring thaw period. The French name "Rivière aux éclairs" (Lightning River) was formalized in the register of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec), on December 5, 1968. Formerly,

441-562: The surrounding mountains, echoing thunder, giving the impression that the storms are stronger in this sector. MRC ou municipalités: Zec de la Rivi%C3%A8re-Blanche The Zec de la Rivière-Blanche (or ZEC of White River, in English) is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée ('controlled harvesting zone') (ZEC), located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc, Quebec , in Portneuf Regional County Municipality , in Upper Batiscanie , in

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