ᐊᓄᒡ ᐊᑎᒂᒡ ᐊᔅᒋᔭ
ᐊᑎᓇᑕᐃᑲᓄᒡ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ
PROPOSED BIODIVERSITY RESERVE | 2,532.7 KM² | DESIGNATED IN 2009
Land Category – JBNQA and NEQA
Categories II and III
Main conservation objectives
To protect specific elements of the Vachon River Plateau, namely a glaciolacustrine depression (lakes influenced by glacial dynamics) and incised valleys (river confined in a relatively narrow gorge), in the flat relief that characterizes the plateau.
Geological province
Superior Province
Natural regions
Rivière-Vachon Plateau
Bioclimatic domain
Forest tundra
Wildlife
Leaf River migratory caribou herd
Hydrology
Vachon River, Arnaud (Payne) River watershed
Archaeological sites
No sites listed in the inventory of archeological sites of Quebec (Inventaire des sites archéologiques du Québec (ISAQ)).
