Plamondon Bay
Plamondon Bay is a body of freshwater located in the western part of Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This bay extends mainly in the township of Hanotaux (western part) and in the township of Crémazie. Recreotourism activities are the main economic activity of the sector. Forestry comes second. The hydrographic slope of Plamondon Bay is served by the R1045 forest road from the village of Obedjiwan, Quebec and passing on the northwest side of the Gouin Reservoir, as  well as by the R1009 forest road passing on the west side Plamondon Bay and Hanotaux Bay. These two roads intersect at northwest of the mouth of Plamondon Creek. A secondary road (North-South direction and with several forest branches) serves the west side of Plamondon Bay and Plamondon Creek; another road (North-South direction) passes on the east side. The surface of Plamondon Bay is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however safe ice circulation is generally from early December to the end of March. Geography. The main hydrographic slopes near Plamondon Bay are: Plamondon  Bay, which is a length of , looks like a witch's arm: the south-west part of the bay is the hand with long scratched fingers, the area of the exit of the bay constitutes the misshapen elbow and the northern part represents the upper part up to the witch's shoulder. This body of water is described as follows: Plamondon Bay is mainly fed by the Plamondon Creek which flows to the bottom of the northern part of Plamondon Bay at south of the southern limit of the Lacasse township. The mouth of Plamondon Bay is located in the  Southeast at: From the mouth of Plamondon Bay, the current flows over to Gouin Dam, according to the following segments: From this dam, the current flows along the Saint-Maurice River to Trois-Rivières where it flows onto the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. Toponymy. The term "Plamondon" is a family name of French origin. The toponym "Baie Plamondon" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, at the creation of this commission.