• Refueling Provigo 47°20'27.798"N
  79°26'10.622"O
• Repair Go Sport (12,rue Ste-Anne, Ville-MarieT 819 629-2590) 47°19'50.703''N
  79°26'26.683''O
• Guiding Adventure Coop de l'Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Point of interest Théâtre du Rift 47°19'51.527”N
  79°26'22.613”O
• Heritage visit Maison du Frère-Moffet 47°19'54.407”N
  79°26'34.283”O
• Agrotourism Chocolats Martine 47°19'46.882”N
  79°26'35.499”O
• Launching ramp Marina municipale de Ville-Marie (7, rue Sainte-Anne Ouest) 47°19'46.062”N
  79°26'37.915”O
• Parking Stationnement de la marina de Ville-Marie 47°19'47.8"N
  79°26'38.2"O
• Heritage visit Lieu historique national du Canada du Fort-Témiscamingue 47°17'19.8”N
  79°27'40.7”O
• Dock Quai du complexe récréotouristique La Bannik (862, chemin du Vieux-Fort, Duhamel-Ouest) 47°17'26.2"N
  79°27'12.0"O
• Bike for rent Plage La Bannik 47°17'26.2"N
  79°27'13.5"O
• Point of interest Vue sans fin vers le nord du lac Témiscamingue 47°17'6.816”N
  79°27'43.036”O
• Dock Quai municipal de la rivière blanche 47°17'05.3"N
  79°24'38.2"O
• Boat launching site Mise à l'eau de la rivière Blanche 47°17'05.2"N
  79°24'38.1"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Plage du quai public de Fabre 47°15'02.6"N
  79°24'21.0"O
• Covered picnic table Halte routière de Fabre 47°15'02.5"N
  79°24'17.9"O
• Toilet Toilettes sèches de la halte routière de Fabre 47°15'04.0"N
  79°24'18.2"O
• Parking Stationnement de la rampe de mise à l'eau de Fabre 47°11'55.1"N
  79°24'46.8"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l’eau du quai public de Fabre 47°11'54.601”N
  79°24'45.584”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage sur l'île près de la rampe de mise à l'eau de Fabre 47°10'44.565”N
  79°25'18.01”O
• Point of interest Centrale Hydro-Ontario (Lower Notch) 47°08'19.3"N
  79°27'14.3"O
• Sandy beach / Swimming Sandbar Island 47°07'21.6"N
  79°27'28.5"O
• Rocky escarpment Escarpement rocheux 47°04'59.0"N
  79°25'33.6"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de la baie à Bastien 47°4'34,478"N
  79°25'2,217"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage 47°4'15,699"N
  79°24'37,938"O
• Fall / waterfall Site Topping, décharge de la rivière Kipawa (rapide hollywood) 47°2'59.086”N
  79°23'19.971”O
• Picnic table Table à pique-nique du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'47.9"N
  79°23'10.9"O
• Dock Quai du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'47.8"N
  79°23'10.0"O
• Canoe for rent Canots à louer du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'47.9"N
  79°23'10.4"O
• Hiking Sentier pédestres du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa 47°02'48.9"N
  79°23'09.6"O
• Ready-to-camp for rent Prêt-à-camper du secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa (parc national d'Opémican) 47°02'30.3"N
  79°22'48.9"O
• Paid wild camping Camping rustique du parc national d'Opémican (secteur de la Rivière-Kipawa) 47°02'25.2"N
  79°22'33.6"O
• Paid wild camping Camping du long portage (lac Témiscamingue) 47°0'17,762"N
  79°20'5,887"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage des hauteurs 46°58'24,985"N
  79°19'34,634"O
• Fall / waterfall Chute verticale de 20 pieds de hauteur 46°57'54.806”N
  79°19'12.874”O
• Fall / waterfall Chute en cascade de 25 pieds 46°57'34.364”N
  79°19'7.879”O
• Rocky escarpment Escarpement rocheux 47°02'11.5"N
  79°22'30.1"O
• Fall / waterfall Chute en cascade 46°55'51.176”N
  79°18'6.967”O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage 46°56'4,232"N
  79°18'24,893"O
• Fall / waterfall Ruisseau d’eau vive 46°55'16.782”N
  79°17'15.165”O
• Fall / waterfall Petite chute 46°54'44.627”N
  79°16'52.394”O
• Rocky escarpment Falaises 46°55'2.362”N
  79°17'12.027”O
• Rocky escarpment Falaise 46°56'8.908”N
  79°18'26.879”O
• Rocky escarpment Falaises oranges 46°55'51.91”N
  79°18'9.628”O
• Carrying Portage vers la chute de la baie McLauren's (Ontario) 46°50'32,905"N
  79°14'55,216"O
• Fall / waterfall Chute de la baie McLaren's (Ontario) 46°50'33,88"N
  79°14'56,873"O
• Parking Stationnement de la rampe de mise à l'eau du chemin Ceder-Pine 46°50'15.3"N
  79°12'50.5"O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l'eau du chemin Cedar-Pine 46°50'15,499"N
  79°12'52,451"O
• Ready-to-camp for rent Prêt-à-camper Étoile, secteur des Remorqueurs (boucle C) 46°50'0,924"N
  79°11'48,665"O
• Reception et services Opémican 46°49'54.872”N
  79°11'29.756”O
• Mise à l’eau du site Opémican à Témiscaming 46°50'3.817”N
  79°11'31.3”O
• Rocky escarpment Plage de la baie d’Opémican 46°49'58.5”N
  79°11'21.759”O
• Launching ramp Rampe de mise à l'eau 46°50'16,784"N
  79°10'34,637"O
• Wild camping Camping sauvage de la presqu'île de Témiscaming 46°44'13.328”N
  79°7'10.618”O
• Halte sur galet Aire de repos de la presqu'île de Témiscaming 46°43'26.492”N
  79°6'33.212”O
• Paid municipal campsite stopover Camping urbain de Témiscaming 46°43'07.5"N
  79°06'18.2"O
• Parking Stationnement de la marina de Témiscaming 46°43'08.2"N
  79°06'18.7"O
• Launching ramp Marina de Témiscaming Sud (Rue de la Marina, Témiscaming) 46°43'08.9"N
  79°06'19.2"O
• Canoe for rent Algonquin Canoe Company Témiscaming (Île du Long Sault
, Thorne, Ontario) 46°42'34.379”N
  79°6'6.229”O
• Launching ramp Marina de l'île Long Sault 46°42'27,982"N
  79°6'4,284"O
• Refueling IGA Témiscaming 46°44'04.3"N
  79°03'52.8"O
• Circonflexe RécréOsisko 48°14'21.9"N
  79°00'57.0"O
• Circonflexe Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Abitibi-Ouest 48°48'12.312"N
  79°12'18.108"O
• Circonflexe Maison du Tourisme Amos Harricana 48°3'28.87978"N
  77°47'36.96644"O
• Circonflexe Coop de L’Arrière-Pays 47°19'58.512"N
  79°26'15.108"O
• Circonflexe Parc du Belvédère à Malartic 48°8'1.86"N
  78°7'25.068"O
• Circonflexe Participarc, LaSarre 48°47'35.9052"N
  79°12'29.7126"O

Directions to the starting point

From Rouyn-Noranda, take Route 391 South. Continue left on Route 101 South. Turn left to continue on Route 101 South. In Ville-Marie, turn right on Rue Sainte Anne.

From Témiscaming, take Route 101 Nord. At Ville-Marie, turn left onto Rue Sainte Anne.

Free outdoor parking and launching ramp.

Position : 79°26'37,915"O  47°19'46,062"N

Directions to the point of arrival

From Ville-Marie, take Route 101 South. In Témiscaming, continue straight ahead on Montée Letang road. Turn right on Kipawa road. Turn left on Rue de la Marina.

Free outdoor parking and boat launch

Position : 79°6'18,715"O  46°43'9,251"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.

31   M/6   Témiscamingue Lake, Ville-Marie
31   M/3   Lac Témiscamingue, Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
31   L/14   Lac Témiscamingue, Opémican
31   L/11   Témiscamingue Lake, Témiscaming

Total slope: 5 metres

Danger

Lake Témiscamingue is very tumultuous and even dangerous when there are strong winds. It is recommended to follow the banks. Some sections run along large rock walls with no possibility of landing.

Campsite

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

Géography

St. Lawrence watershed

Lake Témiscamingue, with an area of 304 km2, a length of 108 km and an average depth of 122 m, is located on the border between Ontario and Quebec, at the southwestern end of Quebec. The lake is called " Timiskaming " in Ontario and "Témiscamingue " in Quebec. It straddles the border, half in Ontario and half in Quebec, and is between a few hundred metres and 8 kilometres wide. The lake is an extension of the Ottawa River and flows into the St. Lawrence River.

Géomorphology

Its formation dates back to the ice age, when the passage of the last glacier acted as a kind of carving knife that shaped the Temiscaman landscape. The lake is the residue of the Objibway-Barlow (O-B) sea. This water covered the entire region up to the limits of Fugèreville and between Laniel and Témiscaming, passing through northeastern Ontario. The steep cliffs along its east and south-east shores are part of the Laurentian Highlands.

Fauna

The course is known for its highly diverse wildlife, including, but not limited to, porcupines, red squirrels, beavers, muskrats, hares, weasels, marten, mink, striped skunk, otters, orignals, black bears, white deer, grey wolves, coyotes, red foxes and lynx. The lake is the resting area of the Waterfowl and the nesting area of the Great Blue Heron. The geese have chosen Lake Temiscamingue as a resting place for their migration and several duck species also nest there.

Flora

Water bodies are located in the areas of white birch and yellow birch fir trees, which include, among others, cedar, white and black spruce, balsam fir, white pine, red pine, aspen, yellow birch, maple and hemlock.

History

Before the arrival of Europeans in this region, the Algonquins occupied the lands to the northeast of the lake. They were involved in the fur trade in the early 1670s and from then until the beginning of the 19th century, Lake Temiscamingue served primarily as a transportation route for successive fur companies and their traders. However, in the 1830s missionary zeal first brought the Oblates and then the Sulpicians to the region. During those same years, loggers bought rights to cut along the banks. In the 1880s, a permanent settlement was established around Lake Temiskaming. The first commercial steamboat took over the lake in 1882. Fourteen were in operation by 1900. However, from then on, railways gradually replaced lakes in the field of transport. These railways and roads caused the decline of Lake Temiskaming as a commercial transportation route after the First World War, but it found a new vocation in tourism and recreation.

Typonomy

Its name, an Algonquin word meaning " where the water is deep ", sums up its physical characteristics.