Réservoir-Dozois, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Réservoir-Dozois is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue
region of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
and entirely part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
.
It is named after the Dozois Reservoir
, a large reservoir
which formed after the construction of the Bourque Dam on the Ottawa River
in 1949.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
region of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Vallée-de-l'Or is a Regional County Municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its Gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys...
and entirely part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering 12,589 square kilometres of contiguous land and lake area . It is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a French-Canadian explorer...
.
It is named after the Dozois Reservoir
Dozois Reservoir
The Dozois Reservoir is a man-made lake in central Quebec, Canada. It is fully within the unorganized territory of Réservoir-Dozois and the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve....
, a large reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
which formed after the construction of the Bourque Dam on the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
in 1949.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 0
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 0
- Population in 1991: 115