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Réserve écologique de la Forêt-la-Blanche

Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve

45.7312° N, 75.2766° W

Réserve écologique de la Forêt-la-Blanche, Quebec. 45.7312° N, 75.2766° W

Ecological reserve, 20.6 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/reserve-ecologique-de-la-foret-la-blanche/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Réserve écologique de la Forêt-la-Blanche is a 20.6 km² ecological reserve 1.3 km south of Mulgrave-et-Derry, in Quebec. It was established in 2003.

8 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lac la Blanche (7.28 km²).

Area
20.6 km²
Established
2003
Named lakes
8

Conditions today

7.4 °C

CloudyWind W 5 km/h

Observed at Papineau, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Papineau (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:40 a.m.
Sunrise
7:09 a.m.
Sunset
6:26 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:55 p.m.
Moonrise
6:00 a.m.
Moonset
5:44 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Lac la Blanche7.28 km²15.4 m
2Lac Britannique1.84 km²
3Lac Plough0.52 km²
4Lac au Poisson Blanc0.44 km²
5Lac Robert0.37 km²
6Lac Vert0.12 km²
7Lac Robillard0.11 km²
8Lac aux Castors0.1 km²

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Ecological reserve
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction des aires protégées

Names

  • Forêt-la-Blanche Ecological ReserveEnglish form