Lake Arthur (Quebec)
lake in Lac-Walker, Quebec, Canada
Lake Arthur (French: Lac Arthur) is a lake in Quebec, in Port-Cartier–Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve in the Côte-Nord region.
Location
Lake Arthur is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Port-Cartier, Quebec.
It is in the unorganized territory of Lac-Walker, in the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality of the Côte-Nord administrative region, Quebec.
It is just east of Grand lac Caotibi, into which it drains. This lake in turns drains to the north into Petit lac Caotibi, which feeds the Rivière Toulnustouc Nord-Est (North-East Toulnustouc River), a tributary of Lake Caron in the Toulnustouc River basin.
The Cartier Railway runs between Lake Arthur and Grand lac Caotibi.
Lake Arthur has an area of about 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi).
It is one of the attractions of Port-Cartier–Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve.
The lake is known for having many large brook trout.
Name
Lake Arthur is named after Arthur A. Schmon (1895–1964) of Newark, New Jersey, a leading figure in the paper industry.
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