Zec Saint-Patrice

For homonymy, see Saint-Patrice and Patrice.

Zec Saint-Patrice

Province of Quebec

Location| Canada, Quebec, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Lac-Nilgaut,
Nearest city| Rapides-des-Joachims
Coordinates| 46°13′00″N 77°19′00″W﻿ / ﻿46.21667°N 77.31667°W﻿ / 46.21667; -77.31667
Area| 1,348 square kilometres (520 sq mi)
Established| 1980
Governing body| Association Chasse et pêche, alliance des six zec St-Patrice
Website| http://zecstpatrice.reseauzec.com/

The zec Saint-Patrice is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC) along the Ottawa River of 28 km below Rapides-des-Joachims, in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Outaouais, in Quebec, in Canada.

## Geography[edit]

Zec shares its boundary with the Zec de Rapides-des-Joachims, James-Little Ecological Reserve and Ruisseau-de-l'Indien Ecological Reserve. Its territory is including the Old forest of River Schyan.

Established in 1980, the zec increase its territory in 1983 from 1,289 to 1,354 square kilometres (498 to 523 sq mi). Its area was both narrowed southeast and increased specifically north of Lac Saint-Patrice, a very large body of water, which the zec gets its name. The serpentine Noire River serves as a boundary to the north, and Aumond Creek at the northwest end.

Of the hundreds of hunting and fishing lodges in the ZEC, a large number of them are around Lake Saint-Patrice.

## See also[edit]

### Related articles[edit]

* Pontiac Regional County Municipality(RCM)
* Outaouais, administrative region
* Rapides-des-Joachims, municipality
* Zone d'exploitation contrôlée (Controlled Harvesting Zone) (zec)

### References[edit]

### External links[edit]

Official website of zec Saint-Patrice

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