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Virtual Tour of the Trans-Taiga Road

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From Brisay it is 84 km to the dam and reservoir at Caniapiscau. The road from Brisay to Caniapiscau is rougher and a 4-wheel drive vehicle is recommended by Hydro Quebec. The main reason for this is the very coarse gravel used for this road - there's large rocks littering the road surface. However, I have heard from people who have driven this road in ordinary passenger cars and they say it is fine. You do have to keep your eyes open for the larger rocks though.
 


Photo by Lester Kovac

Km 666: End of the Trans-Taiga Road, 745 km from the nearest town. This is the farthest you can get from a town on a road anywhere in North America!

This is the main Caniapiscau reservoir dam, looking east. Here the Caniapiscau River has been blocked and its flow diverted west to the LaGrande River.

Caniapiscau reservoir and Duplanter water overflow structure.
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Photo by Lester Kovac

The same dam, from the east side looking west.


Photo by Lester Kovac

Lac Duplanter, downstream of the dam.


Photo by Lester Kovac

Spillway in the dam.


Photo by Lester Kovac

The road goes east along the base of the dam.

 

 

Panoramic view of the dry bed of the Caniapiscau River below the dam.


Photo by Lester Kovac

 

THIS ENDS THE VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE TRANS-TAIGA ROAD

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