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 Presentation and history
| History | Board of directors | Features | The zec in brief | History of the zec
The word Mitchinamecus is of aboriginal origin and means "big trout lake". Zec Mitchinamecus was founded in 1978. It is located 16 km north of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac in the northernmost section of the Laurentides administrative region. This zec covers an area of 848 km². |
The zec's board of directors is made up of six elected representatives.
| Mr. Jacques Smith, president |
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Mr. Gérard Caza, vice-président |
Mr. Jacques Pelletier, administrator |
Mr. Jean-Paul Légaré, secrétaire-trés.
Mr. Lévis Gagné, administrator |
Mr. Normand Matte, administrator
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Features of the zec
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Zec Mitchinamecus is located in a semi-mountainous territory. The most impressive summits reach their highest point at 545 m (1,800 feet). This zec comprises 423 lakes and several streams, as well as the Mitchinamecus River and the Mitchinamecus Reservoir, which cover a total surface area of 13,909 hectares. As is the case for several water bodies, Des Polonais Lake (D'Argent Lake) has magnificent natural beaches. |
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Balsam Fir-Yellow Birch stands dominate the forest cover on the zec's territory. There are some softwood species such as balsam fir, black spruce, white spruce, jack pine, larch, white pine, red pine, cedar and hemlock. As for hardwoods, white birch, yellow birch, trembling aspen, sugar maple, red maple and beech are the main species found.
The zec has 5 campgrounds rustique for a total of 379 sites including 362 seasonal sites and 17 sites for short-stay campers. Two checkpoints control access to the territory. The first one is located near Des Polonais Lake (D'Argent Lake) Côte du Réservoir Mitchinamecus. |
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The zec in brief
| Total area of the zec (km2) |
843 |
| Number of lakes in the zec |
435 |
| Number of lakes used for fishing |
81 |
| Number of rivers in the zec |
2 |
| Number of rivers used in the zec |
1 |
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