The Taurus Reservoir is a 95-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) reservoir in Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, Québec, Canada.
This large lake has 239.4 kilometres (148.8 mi) of banks including many sandy beaches, including the beach of Pointe-fine located at the end of a peninsula that just into the centre of the lake.
Sandy shores of "Baie du milieu" (bay of the Middle), and "des Embranchements" and "du Poste" attract wilderness camping and swimming fans.
[2] The Matawin River flows into the "Taureau reservoir" on the west side, and resumed its course at the outlet of the lake (eastern side) controlled by the "Matawin dam", erected at the end of the "Bay of the dam" at an altitude of 356.58 metres (1,169.9 ft).
[2] Taureau reservoir has 45 islands; the most important are: Taureau Reservoir has three main parts (each has a north-south orientation) connected by a narrow passage.