- Source: Long Lake (Saint-Alban)
Long Lake, Lac Long (French), is entirely located in Saint-Alban (Municipality), Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The lake is fully part of Portneuf Regional Natural Park.
With an area of 2.7 km2, the Long Lake (Saint-Alban) is the 2nd largest of the 840 lakes in the Sainte-Anne River watershed. Lakes Montauban, Pioui, Travers, aux Cèdres and Gros Lac belong to the Long Lake watershed.
As exceptional natural site, the Long Lake cliff, with a height of 65 to 100 meters, runs along the eastern shore of Long Lake for four km.
Long Lake Overview
Aquatique Fauna
In the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, Long and Montauban lakes are recognized for Lake trout fishing, the territory is located in hunting and fishing zone 27 defined by the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks which ensures the respect for the rules governing hunting and sport fishing.
Salvelinus alpinus L. — Omble chevalier. — (Arctic char).
Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792). —Touladi, Truite grise, Truite de lac. — (Lake trout, Lake charr).
In Long and Montauban Lakes, forage fish or (bait fish) include several individuals, inventory data from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (Quebec) 2012 and CAPSA 2019
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, (1814). — Éperlan arc-en-ciel. — (Rainbow smelt).
Fundulus diaphanus Lesueur, (1817). — Fondule barré. — (Banded killifish).
Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818). — Grand corégone, Corégone, Poisson blanc, Pointu, Corégone de lac. — (Lake whitefish, Great akes whitefish, Common Whitefish).
Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814). — Méné jaune — (Golden shiner).
Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803). — Meunier noir. — (White sucker)l
Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill 1818). — Mulet à cornes. — (Creek chub)
Semotilus corporalis Mitchill (1817). — Ouitouche, Poisson blanc, Mulet. — (Fallfish, American Chub, Chivin, Corporal, Dace, Mohawk, Pennsylvania Giant Chub, Rough-nosed Chub, Shining Dace, Silver Chub, Windfish).
Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814). — Perchaude. — (Yellow Perch).
Toponymy
More than 200 officially named geographic locations bear the name Long Lake. In indigenous languages the names Kinogami, Kachinukamach, Kachinuwayach, Takiyok also designate them to emphasize their lengthwise extent.
References
External links
Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation (CAPSA), Lac Long, local guide, pp. 70 (French)
Jessie Breton 2018, Characterization and evaluation of the landscapes of the Portneuf Regional Natural Park. pp 70 (French)
Véronique Duranleau 2001, Climbing at Lac Long, p 18 (French)
2021, Portneuf Regional Natural Park, Road map p. 2 (French)
Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs 2007, Guide to developing a lake watershed master plan and adoption of good practices, 140 (French)
See also
List of lakes of Canada