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Lake Blouin
Lake Blouin ((フランス語:lac Blouin)) is an ellipse shaped natural fresh water lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Administrative Region, Quebec, Canada. The lake, oriented on a southwest–northeast axis, measures in length and has a maximum width of .〔Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs Québec, (), 2008, ISBN 978-2-550-52651-3〕 It is relatively shallow with a maximum depth of , and is located just north of the city of Val-d’Or, Quebec. It is fed by the Bourlamaque and Senneville rivers and is the headwater of the Harricana River. All three rivers are situated near its northeastern end. The shore of lake Blouin is lined with small rocky outcrops and sandy beaches. The lake lies within the Clay Belt, a vast tract of fairly flat land with fertile soil covering in northwest Quebec and northeast Ontario.〔Jon Kent, ("Agriculture In The Clay Belt Of Northern Ontario" ), ''The Canadian Geographer'', June 1966〕 ==Name== Lake Blouin takes its name from Alphonse Blouin, a surveyor for Quebec’s Ministry of Lands and Forests who made a number of journeys to the area in 1905 and 1906〔Commission de toponymie du Québec, http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=6391〕 . At the time, the lake was called Pakitanika which means "Lake of the Goose" in the Algonquian language.〔Ferguson, Jean (2003). L'Algonquin Gabriel Commandant, Septentrion, ISBN 2894483651〕
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