. ▁ ▁This ▁lake ▁extends ▁in ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁Lac asse ▁( nor thern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁lake ) ▁and ▁C ré ma zie ▁( s ou thern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁lake ). ▁ ▁Rec re ot our ism ▁activities ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁economic ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁sector . ▁Forest ry ▁comes ▁second . ▁Rec re ational ▁bo ating ▁is ▁particularly ▁popular ▁on ▁this ▁water , ▁especially ▁for ▁sport ▁fish ing . ▁ ▁The ▁Lake ▁Sim ard ▁hydro graph ic ▁slope ▁is ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁by ▁secondary ▁forest ▁roads ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁R 2 0 4 6 ▁and ▁R 1 0 4 5 ▁forest ▁roads ▁that ▁connect ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁O bed ji wan , ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁The ▁surface ▁of ▁Lake ▁Sim ard ▁is ▁usually ▁fro zen ▁from ▁mid - Nov ember ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April , ▁however , ▁safe ▁ice ▁circul ation ▁is ▁generally ▁from ▁early ▁December ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March . ▁ ▁Water ▁management ▁at ▁the ▁G ou in ▁Dam ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁significant ▁variations ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁level , ▁particularly ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁winter ▁when ▁the ▁water ▁is ▁lower ed . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁The ▁term ▁" Sim ard " ▁is ▁a ▁family ▁name ▁of ▁French ▁origin . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁to pon ym ▁" Sim ard ▁Lake " ▁was ▁formal ized ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁de ▁to pon ym ie ▁du ▁Québec , ▁i . e . ▁at ▁the ▁creation