ain ting ▁lake ), ▁lac ▁Tro tt ier , ▁lac ▁à ▁la ▁per ch au de ▁( per ch ▁lake ) ▁and ▁former ▁lake ▁Kap ib ous ka ▁( formed ▁by ▁a ▁w iden ing ▁of ▁the ▁Riv ière ▁des ▁En v ies ). ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁ge ological ▁f ract ure ▁of ▁b ark ▁land , ▁Lac - aux - ch ic ots ▁et ▁lac ▁Cro che ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁cl iff ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁regular ▁( located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁la kes ). ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 3 . 9   km ▁( including ▁a ▁stra it ▁ 0 . 4   km ▁between ▁the ▁mouth ▁and ▁" r ue ▁Du ▁Pont " ▁( street ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ), ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁Lake ▁Cro che ▁in ▁Sainte - Th è cle ▁is ▁particularly ▁long . ▁The ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁( the ▁largest ▁in ▁area ) ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁big ▁c uc umber ▁slightly ▁miss h ap en , ▁with ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 2 . 4   km ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁width ▁of ▁ 0 . 3 2   km . ▁A ▁pass ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 0 . 5 3   km ▁in ▁length ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁hook s ▁and ▁ber ries ), ▁connect s ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁The ▁con notation ▁" C ro che " ▁is ▁more ▁applicable ▁to ▁this ▁narrow ▁pass . ▁The ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the