Taureau Reservoir

Taureau Reservoir
Taureau Reservoir
Location in Quebec
LocationLanaudière, Quebec
Coordinates46°45′59″N 73°50′00″W / 46.76639°N 73.83333°W / 46.76639; -73.83333
Typereservoir
Part ofSaint Lawrence River drainage basin
River sourcesMatawin River
Basin countriesCanada
First flooded1931 (1931)
Surface area95 km2 (37 sq mi)
Surface elevation356 m (1,168 ft)
Islands45; Lacroix Island, Island Village

The Taurus Reservoir is a 95-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) reservoir in Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, Québec, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is on the Matawin River.