Dorés Lake

Dorés Lake
Dorés Lake
	Watershed of Nottaway River
	Dorés Lake
Location	Chibougamau
Coordinates	49°51′09″N 74°21′05″W
Type	Natural
Primary inflows	Discharge of "Lac à la Truite"; discharge of Stevenson Lake; discharge of Towle Lake; discharge of Surprenant Lake; discharge of Hélène-Mann and Jos-Mann Lakes; discharge of Demers and Bossum Lakes; discharge of Caché and Frontiersman lakes; discharge of Jeannine and Gabrielle Lakes; discharge of Castonguay Lake; .
Primary outflows	Chibougamau River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	21.3 kilometres (13.2 mi)
Max. width	5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Surface area	40 kilometres (25 mi)
Surface elevation	378 metres (1,240 ft)

The Lac aux Dorés (English: Dorés Lake) is a freshwater body in the city of Chibougamau, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, at Canada. The surface of the lake extends into the townships of Roy, McKenzie, and Obalski.

Recreational tourism activities are the main economic activities of the sector; the mining industry, second.

The hydrographic slope of "Lac aux Dorés" is accessible on the west side by the forest road route 167 (linking Chibougamau to Saint-Félicien, Quebec), coming from the South, and connecting with route 113 (connecting Lebel-sur-Quévillon via Chapais. In this area, the railway of Canadian National goes along route 167.

The surface of "Lac aux Dorés" is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

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