Quinze Lake

Lac des Quinze is a broad expansion of the Ottawa River, fed by Lake Simard to the east and flowing west toward Lake Témiscamingue. The river below the lake descends through a succession of rapids, which gave the lake and river their French name: travellers had to make about fifteen portages to ascend them by canoe. Algonquin people travelled and gathered throughout these waters, including at Lac des Quinze, as part of a homeland linked by lakes and rivers.