• Parking Stationnement de la rampe de mise-à-l'eau du lac Duparquet 48°29'24,506"N
  79°13'52,817"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau du lac Duparquet 48°29'24.028”N
  79°13'51.222”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage (île) du lac Duparquet 48°28'30.802”N
  79°16'36.573”O
• Chalets 4-SaisonsLac Duparquet408, chemin du Lac DuparquetT 819 948-2569 48°30'14.13”N
  79°16'18.926”O
• Point of interest Grotte du lac Duparquet 48°30'33.503”N
  79°17'40.149”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage de l’île Fer à cheval 48°30'2.921”N
  79°17'37.957”O
• Boat launching site Mise à l'eau de la halte routière de Rapide-Danseur 48°31'1,057"N
  79°18'9,446"O
• Paid municipal campsite stopover Camping de la halte routière de Rapide-Danseur 48°31'02.0"N
  79°18'04.2"O
• Carrying Portage des Rapide-Danseur 48°33'5.359”N
  79°17'50.244”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage à Rapide-Danseur 48°33'7.834”N
  79°17'52.141”O
• Point of interest Église de Rapide-Danseur 48°33'8.424”N
  79°17'58.6”O
• Picnic table Halte de pique-nique 48°33'8,364"N
  79°17'56,789"O
• Parking Stationnement de l'Église de Rapide-Danseur 48°33'8,056"N
  79°17'59,328"O
• Carrying Rapide-Danseur 48°33'10.002”N
  79°18'0.072”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage entre Rapide-Danseur et Gallichan 48°34'29.274”N
  79°17'53.091”O
• Parking Stationnement de la rampe de mise-à-l'eau de Galichan 48°36'14,169"N
  79°17'43,874"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de Gallichan 48°36'13.278”N
  79°17'41.614”O
• Boat launching site Marina Paquette à Gallichan 48°36'10.532”N
  79°17'26.449”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de l'île Gallichan 48°36'19.577”N
  79°17'37.101”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de la plage Gendron à Palmarolle 48°38'1.539”N
  79°18'17.695”O
• Picnic table Halte de repos de la plage Gendron 48°38'2,163"N
  79°18'15,896"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage Gendron 48°38'2,804"N
  79°18'17,177"O
• Anicinabe culture Site sacré Abitipik 48°39'54.686”N
  79°20'9.799”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de la Pointe des Indiens 48°40'19.444”N
  79°20'12.518”O
• Halte sur galet Halte de l'île Kakigahodeg 48°41'10.204”N
  79°18'48.204”O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage Rotary 48°41'26.646”N
  79°15'18.154”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau de la plage Rotary du lac Abitibi à Palmarolle 48°41'32.62”N
  79°15'26.494”O

Directions to the starting point

From Rouyn-Noranda, take Route 101 Nord towards the D'Alembert district. Turn left on Route 393 Nord towards Duparquet. In the municipality of Duparquet, turn left onto Chemin du Moulin. Keep left until you reach the launch ramp on Lac Duparquet.

From La Sarre, take road 393 south towards Duparquet. At the intersection in the municipality of Duparquet, continue straight ahead on the chemin du Moulin. 

Free public outdoor parking and launch ramp
Position : 79°13'53,317"O   48°29'24,622"N

Directions to the destination

From Rouyn-Noranda, take Route 101 North. Turn left onto Route 393 North. Turn left on Rang 8 and 9 West. Continue straight ahead to the Rotary beach.

From the Saar, take road 393 south then turn right on Rang 8 and 9 west.

Free public outdoor parking and water by the beach
Position : 79°15'19,293"O  48°41'29,145"N

Topographic Maps

Topographic maps at a scale of 1/50,000 exist for the entire river course and we recommend that you use them in conjunction with this guide map.

32   D/6    Duparquet Lake
32   D/11  Duparquet Lake, Duparquet River, Abitibi Lake

Total slope: 1 meter

Danger, fast and carry

The Rapide-Danceur is active between large rock walls. 

Prepared portage trail.

Lake Abitibi is rough with strong winds.

Campsite

Sufficient camping sites. They are spread out along the route and vary in quality.

Geography

James Bay watershed

The Duparquet Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in Abitibi-Témiscamingue with its area of 12 km 2. There are about 140 islands, including 3 ecological reserves. On the Île aux Vieux-Arbres, thuyas grow around 800 years old. The oldest trees in the Americas. A heronier with dozens of nests can also be found on this island. The largest is Mouk-Mouk Island, which is the origin of a popular expression in Quebec to speak of the end of the world.

Lake Abitibi is a large body of water with an area of 878 km2 located primarily in Ontario and is an important part of the James Bay basin.

Fauna

The course is known for its very diverse wildlife which includes, among others, black duck, kingfisher, great heron, great woodpecker, porcupine, red squirrel, beaver, muskrat, hare, weasel, marten, mink, striped skunk, otter, orignal, black bear, grey wolf, coyote, red fox, lynx.

Flora

The water bodies are located in the boreal forest area of the white birch fir, which includes balsam fir, black spruce, aspen aspen and birch.

History

Located at the southern edge of the Hudson Bay watershed, the course has long been a popular Algonquin crossing between the Ottawa River and Lake Abitibi. This is the route that the Chevalier de Troyes would have taken to drive the British from the shores of Lake Abitibi in 1686. 

As early as the 18th century, the Abitibi lake area was at the centre of the Franco-English rivalry for control of the fur trade. In 1686, the Chevalier de Troyes chases the English and the Hudson’s Bay Company from their military and commercial positions.

Hudson’s Bay, and also built a fort on the east shore of Lake Abitibi, which remained active until the Conquest. The North West Company took over, followed by the Hudson’s Bay Company, which maintained a trading post there until 1922. The forest industry will use Lake Abitibi for a long time as a log flotation and wood gathering point.

Toponymy

The lake and the Duparquet River take their name from the canton in which they are located. The name honors the memory of a grenadiers' captain at the Saarland Regiment, which was part of General Montcalm's army.