About Kipawa Lake

Lake Kipawa has over 2000 kilometres of shoreline, this one of a kind lake has some of the best fishing in Quebec. The lake is popular with fishermen for its walleye and northern pike abundance, as well as a supply of trout. Various lodges (such as CAMP KIPAWA, which is located in Kipawa Bay, KIPAWA LODGE which is located at Edward's Narrows and ALWAKI LODGE, which is located on Thompson Island) bordering the lake offer hunting and fishing tours and accommodations.

Lake Kipawa has a highly irregular shape, with deep bays (such as Chemagan, des Plongeurs, du Huard, Dorval, Pratt, des Anglais, and Campbell) and large islands (notably McKenzie and aux Ours). It forms a vast labyrinth with many other interconnecting bodies of water. Bordering the lake are the communities of Kipawa, Laniel, and the Kebaowek Reserve.
The lake's name, of Algonquin origin, has been written in many different forms before "Kipawa" became official in 1968: Kippawa, Kippewa, Kepawa, Keepawe (1884), Kipawe, Kipakowe, Kipahowe.