▁its ▁recre o - t our istic ▁attra ctions ▁and ▁activities . ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁ ▁Bank ▁of ▁place ▁names ▁of ▁Commission ▁de ▁to pon ym ie ▁du ▁Québec ▁( Ge ographical ▁Names ▁Board ▁of ▁Quebec ) ▁has ▁ 2 9 3 ▁names ▁using ▁the ▁term ▁" C ro che ". ▁In ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁Century , ▁the ▁term ▁" C ro che " ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁adopted ▁for ▁naming ▁rivers , ▁la kes , ▁streams ▁and ▁roads , ▁during ▁the ▁expl oration ▁and ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories . ▁In ▁Quebec , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁hom onym s ▁" L ac ▁Cro che " ▁create ▁some ▁confusion . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁many ▁names ▁" L ac ▁Cro che " ▁are ▁gradually ▁replaced ▁by ▁more ▁distinct ive ▁names . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" L ac ▁Cro che " ▁was ▁officially ▁registered ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁place ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁de ▁to pon ym ie ▁du ▁Québec ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Cro che ▁Lake ▁in ▁Sainte - Th è cle ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁la kes ▁in ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁north - s outh ▁axis ▁between ▁Her vey - J on ction ▁and ▁Saint - T ite : ▁lac ▁en ▁co eur ▁( He art ▁Lake ), ▁lac ▁des ▁t oun es , ▁Cro che ▁Lake , ▁lac - aux - ch ic ots ▁( sn ags ▁lake ), ▁lac ▁à ▁la ▁peint ure ▁( p