Long Lake, Lac Long (French), is entirely located in Saint-Alban (Municipality), Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. Geography The lake is fully part of Portneuf Regional Natural Park.
With an area of 2.7 km2, the Long Lake (Saint-Alban) is the 2nd largest of the 840 lakes in the Sainte-Anne River watershed. Lakes Montauban, Pioui, Travers, aux Cèdres and Gros Lac belong to the Long Lake watershed.
As exceptional natural site, the Long Lake cliff, with a height of 65 to 100 meters, runs along the eastern shore of Long Lake for four km.
Aquatic Fauna In the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, Long and Montauban lakes are recognized for lake trout fishing, the territory is located in hunting and fishing zone 27 defined by the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks which ensures the respect for the rules governing hunting and sport fishing. Arctic char Lake trout In Long and Montauban Lakes, forage fish or (bait fish) include several individuals, inventory data from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (Quebec) 2012 and CAPSA 2019
Rainbow smelt Banded killifish Lake whitefish Golden shiner White sucker Creek chub Fallfish Yellow perch
Toponymy More than 200 officially named geographic locations bear the name Long Lake. In indigenous languages the names Kinogami, Kachinukamach, Kachinuwayach, Takiyok also designate them to emphasize their lengthwise extent. References
External links Sainte-Anne Development and Protection Corporation (CAPSA), Lac Long, local guide, pp. 70 (French) Jessie Breton 2018, Characterization and evaluation of the landscapes of the Portneuf Regional Natural Park. pp 70 (French) Véronique Duranleau 2001, Climbing at Lac Long, p 18 (French) 2021, Portneuf Regional Natural Park, Road map p. 2 (French) Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs 2007, Guide to developing a lake watershed master plan and adoption of good practices, 140 (French)
See also List of lakes of Canada