Réserve écologique de Lac-à-la-Tortue

Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve

46.5536° N, 72.6592° W

Réserve écologique de Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec. 46.5536° N, 72.6592° W

Ecological reserve, 5.66 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/reserve-ecologique-de-lac-a-la-tortue/, compiled October 9, 2026

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change 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.
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Réserve écologique de Lac-à-la-Tortue is a 5.66 km² ecological reserve 4.2 km northeast of Shawinigan, in Quebec. It was established in 1992.

Area: 5.66 km²
Established: 1992

Conditions today

YELLOW ADVISORY - FROST · issued 4:39 a.m. EDT

Temperatures will drop to near the freezing mark overnight tonight.

Take preventative measures to protect cold-sensitive plants, trees, and crops.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to QCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on social media using #QCStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 8:39 p.m. EDT

6.3 °C

Wind WSW 8 km/h

Observed at Shawinigan, as of 7:00 a.m. EDT

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Shawinigan (local forecast), as of 7:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn: 6:29 a.m.
Sunrise: 7:00 a.m.
Sunset: 6:14 p.m.
Civil dusk: 6:45 p.m.
Moonrise: 5:50 a.m.
Moonset: 5:33 p.m.
Moon: Waning crescent, 1% lit

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

Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological ReserveEnglish form