Réserve écologique Louis-Babel
Louis-Babel Ecological Reserve
51.4642° N, 68.7008° W
Réserve écologique Louis-Babel, Quebec. 51.4642° N, 68.7008° W
Ecological reserve, 235 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/qc/reserve-ecologique-louis-babel/, 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.
Réserve écologique Louis-Babel is a 235 km² ecological reserve 29 km west of Relais-Gabriel, in Quebec. It was established in 1991.
7 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Réservoir Manicouagan (1,800 km²).
- Area
- 235 km²
- Established
- 1991
- Named lakes
- 7
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 6:15 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:48 a.m.
- Sunset
- 5:54 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:27 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:12 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Réservoir Manicouagan | 1,800 km² |
| 2 | Lac Du Chaunoy | 24.6 km² |
| 3 | Lac La Freydière | 3.87 km² |
| 4 | Lac Deporte | 2.07 km² |
| 5 | Lac Iris | 1 km² |
| 6 | Lac de la Gaffe | 0.62 km² |
| 7 | Lac du Frein | 0.13 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
- Louis-Babel Ecological ReserveEnglish form