Zec de la Croche

Zec de la Croche
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Zec de la Croche

Location in Quebec

Location Canada, Quebec, Mauricie
Nearest city La Tuque (urban agglomeration)
Coordinates 47°44′00″N 72°49′22″W / 47.73333°N 72.82278°W / 47.73333; -72.82278[1]Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 72°49′22″W / 47.73333°N 72.82278°W / 47.73333; -72.82278[2]
Area 351.8 square kilometres (135.8 sq mi)
Established 1978
Governing body Association Sacerf La Croche
Website http://zeclacroche.reseauzec.com/

The ZEC de la Croche is a "zone d'exploitation controlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) in La Tuque (urban agglomeration), in administrative region of Mauricie, in Québec, in Canada. This public hunting and fishing area is located 18 km north of La Tuque and offers the public an area of 351.8 square kilometres (135.8 sq mi). The zec is managed by the "Sacerf La Croche Association".

Origin of name

Zec Croche takes its name from the Croche River (La Tuque), which serves also as the Eastern limit of the Zec. The toponym Zec de la Croche was officialized on December 18, 1986, at the bank of place names of Commission de toponymie du Quebec.[3]

Geography

The "Zec de la Croche" has an area of 351.8 square kilometres (135.8 sq mi) and is located north of the village of La Croche in La Tuque. Zec is located between the Croche River (La Tuque) on the East; and the rivers Saint-Maurice and Trenche to the West. The Zec includes 97 lakes and all of these flows to the Saint-Maurice River.

In terms of geology, the ZEC is part of Laurentian mountains. The altitude of the territory varies between 156 and 447 m.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zec de la Croche" Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Zec de la Croche" Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec) - Bank of place names - Toponym: Zec de la Croche
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