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Drumlins-du-Lac-Viennaux
PROPOSED BIODIVERSITY RESERVE
The Drumlins-du-Lac-Viennaux proposed biodiversity reserve (Réserve de biodiversité projetée des Drumlins-du-Lac-Viennaux) protects a rare feature of one of its natural regions, the Lac Faribault Plateau. The southern portion is dominated by low hills with little variation in elevation that are covered with a relatively thick layer of glacial deposits, i.e., loose materials accumulated by a glacier or directly influenced by the presence of a glacier. A small area in the northwest portion of the territory has a distinctive drumlinoid deposit, which consists of large tapered formations that indicate the direction of ice flow. The territory also protects part of the range of the Leaf River migratory caribou herd.
Characteristics
Land Category – JBNQA and NEQA
Category III
Main conservation objectives
To protect a rare feature of the Lac Faribault Plateau natural region, the entire southern portion of which is dominated by gently sloping landforms covered by a relatively thick layer of glacial deposits, while a small area in the northwest portion of the territory has a distinctive drumlinoid deposit.
Geological province
Superior Province
Natural region
Lac Faribault Plateau
Bioclimatic domain
Forest tundra
Wildlife
Leaf River migratory caribou herd
Hydrology
Leaf River watershed
Archaeological sites
No sites listed in the inventory of archeological sites of Quebec (Inventaire des sites archéologiques du Québec (ISAQ)).
