Lac à l'Épaule

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The lac à l'Épaule (English: shoulder lake) is a freshwater body crossed from north to south by the Rivière à l'Épaule, in Jacques-Cartier National Park. This lake is located entirely in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

The Lac à l'Épaule watershed is mainly served on the east side by the route 175 which links the cities of Quebec and Saguenay; this road goes to 0.25 kilometres (0.16 mi) east of the lake. A secondary road serves the western part of the lake for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second in particular through the "Camp Devin" which is now administered by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec.

The surface of Lac à l'Épaule is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.

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