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Réserve naturelle de la Tourbière-du-Lac-à-la-Tortue (Sec. CNQ / Par. Cloutier, Simard-Richard)

Tourbière-du-Lac-à-la-Tortue (Sec. CNQ / Par. Cloutier, Simard-Richard) Nature Reserve

46.5663° N, 72.589° W

Réserve naturelle de la Tourbière-du-Lac-à-la-Tortue (Sec. CNQ / Par. Cloutier, Simard-Richard), Quebec. 46.5663° N, 72.589° W

Nature reserve, 1.3 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/reserve-naturelle-de-la-tourbiere-du-lac-a-la-tortue-sec-cnq-par-cloutier-simard-richard/, 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.
  • 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 Tourbière-du-Lac-à-la-Tortue (Sec. CNQ / Par. Cloutier, Simard-Richard) is a 1.3 km² nature reserve 7 km north of Lac-Montreuil, in Quebec. It was established in 2013.

Area
1.3 km²
Established
2013

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
6:59 a.m.
Sunset
6:14 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:44 p.m.
Moonrise
5:50 a.m.
Moonset
5:32 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Official record

Designation
Nature reserve
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Private

Names

  • Tourbière-du-Lac-à-la-Tortue (Sec. CNQ / Par. Cloutier, Simard-Richard) Nature ReserveEnglish form