The watershed of Miguick river is 303 square kilometres (117 sq mi), the third largest pool of Batiscanie.

The exploitation of this forest in the area has been furthered by the construction of access roads and the arrival of the railroad from 1888 to 1889 to the Mid Batiscanie.

The extraction of architectural stone began around 1888 near the Miguick river in a quarry operated by Mr. Bélanger, a mason of Quebec City.

The stone from this quarry was used to build the base including the Jacques Cartier (section Monuments), opened on June 24, 1889, by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.

In Miguick sector, recreational and tourist activities have grown intensely priori through private clubs and the implementation of the Portneuf Wildlife Reserve.