our ▁( Mat ane ▁Wild life ▁Reserve ), ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Saint - R en é - de - Mat ane ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mat ane , ▁in ▁La ▁Mat anie ▁Regional ▁County ▁Municip ality , ▁in ▁the ▁administrative ▁region ▁of ▁Bas - Saint - La urent , ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Z EC ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁" So ci été ▁de ▁gestion ▁de ▁la ▁Riv ière - Mat ane " ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁Lac ▁Mat ane ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁C anton ▁C U O Q , ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁( in ▁the ▁north - s outh ▁axis ), ▁the ▁Mat ane ▁lake ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁head water ▁lake ▁of ▁the ▁Mat ane ▁River . ▁Up stream , ▁we ▁find ▁smaller ▁la kes : ▁L ec ler c q , ▁Leb re ux ▁and ▁Lake ▁Head . ▁Stream s ▁" aux ▁P erd rix " ▁( Part ridge ) ▁and ▁Don et g ay ▁ ▁( t aking ▁it ▁source ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁Mont ▁Fern and - F af ard ) ▁feed ▁these ▁la kes . ▁ ▁Mat ane ▁River ▁ ▁Bon j our ▁River ▁flow ing ▁toward ▁south - west ▁joins ▁the ▁out let ▁of ▁Lake ▁Mat ane , ▁where ▁begins ▁Mat ane ▁River . ▁The ▁latter ▁runs ▁a ▁pri ori ▁to ▁the ▁south west , ▁on ▁ ▁as ▁if ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Bon j