Petit lac Malbaie
| Petit lac Malbaie | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lac-Pikauba, Charlevoix Regional County Municipality (MRC), Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 47°46′22″N 70°39′33″W / 47.77278°N 70.65916°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (Clockwise from the mouth) Lac Claire and Bec-Croisé outlet, the outlet of First and Second Lac Landry. |
| Primary outflows | Petite rivière Malbaie |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.5 km (0.31 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 861 m (2,825 ft) |
| Islands | 1 |
The Petit lac Malbaie is a freshwater body of the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake, which is located in a forest and mountainous area, is part of the zec des Martres, that is to the northeast of Grands-Jardins National Park.
The southern part of Petit lac Malbaie is accessible by a forest road from the south. This mountain lake is entirely located in an area where forestry has always been the predominant economic activity; recreational tourism, second. In the middle of 19th century, recreational tourism activities took off.
Due to the altitude, this lake is normally frozen from mid-November to the end of April; however, the safe ice traffic period is usually from early December to mid-April.