Réserve naturelle de la Tortue-des-Bois-de-la-Shawinigan (Sec. Sccn / Par. Lessard, Marcotte))
Tortue-des-Bois-de-la-Shawinigan (Sec. Sccn / Par. Lessard, Marcotte) Nature Reserve
46.6263° N, 72.9494° W
Réserve naturelle de la Tortue-des-Bois-de-la-Shawinigan (Sec. Sccn / Par. Lessard, Marcotte)), Quebec. 46.6263° N, 72.9494° W
Nature reserve, 2.64 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/qc/reserve-naturelle-de-la-tortue-des-bois-de-la-shawinigan-sec-sccn-par-lessard-marcotte/, 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.
- 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).
Réserve naturelle de la Tortue-des-Bois-de-la-Shawinigan (Sec. Sccn / Par. Lessard, Marcotte)) is a 2.64 km² nature reserve 6.3 km northwest of Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, in Quebec. It was established in 2014.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Lac Jackson (0.21 km²).
- Area
- 2.64 km²
- Established
- 2014
- Named lakes
- 1
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
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
- 6:30 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:01 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:15 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:46 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:51 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:34 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lac Jackson | 0.21 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Nature reserve
- Managed by
- Private
Names
- Tortue-des-Bois-de-la-Shawinigan (Sec. Sccn / Par. Lessard, Marcotte) Nature ReserveEnglish form