Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier est une municipalité du Québec située dans la MRC de La Jacques-Cartier, au nord de la ville de Québec.
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It has been home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.
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The Ice Hotel in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec, Canada is the oldest ice hotel in North America.
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La Petite Rivière is a tributary stream of the Nelson River, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of the river crosses:
Quebec City over only a hundred metres;
the municipality of Lac-Saint-Charles over only a hundred metres;
the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality.
This watercourse is part of the watershed of the Saint-Charles River.
The valley of "La Petite Rivière" is mainly served by boulevard Valcartier and rue Morley.
The surface of "La Petite Rivière" is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
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2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier, formerly known as and commonly referred to as Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 8 nautical miles north northwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 2nd Canadian Division is stationed at the base, comprising the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Group.
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Lake Saint-Charles is a lake located in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It is located partially within the Quebec City borough of La Haute-Saint-Charles and partially within the united township municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.
Lake Saint-Charles is the source of the Saint-Charles River. Located less than 20 minutes from downtown Quebec City, it is an important natural habitat to Quebec City area residents. Lac-Delage and the borough of Charlesbourg also administer a portion of its drainage basin.
Lac Saint-Charles is served on the east side mainly by the Grande Ligne road and on the west side by the Lac-Saint-Charles road for the needs of recreational tourism and forestry.
The surface of Lake Saint-Charles is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.