Explore Le Barrage-Windy, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Le Barrage-Windy, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Le Barrage-Windy and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Le Barrage-Windy.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Le Barrage-Windy |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue; Témiscamingue |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 46.772535 |
| Longitude | -78.805019 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9V |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESLFN |
Le Barrage-Windy is a locality in Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue; Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Barrage-Windy is located at 46.7725°N, 78.8050°W.
Le Barrage-Windy occupies a singular position along the expansive shore of Lac Kipawa, where the terrain rises in quiet, forested resistance against the shifting light of the north. It lies 22.7 km east-north-east of Témiscaming, QC (from Témiscaming, QC: bearing 76°T), and is situated 15.1 km south-south-east of Turtle Dam. Here, the air holds a metallic clarity, and the water of the lake often takes on the color of hammered pewter as the sun drops behind the timberline, casting long, dark shadows that stretch toward the center of the basin. The land is defined by the rugged geology of Témiscamingue, a landscape where the granite bedrock pushes through the thin soil, reminding those who pass through that the earth here keeps its own counsel. The history of Le Barrage-Windy persists in the echoes of industrial labor that once centered on the movement of timber and the management of water levels, leaving behind a legacy of endurance. While the economy has shifted away from its early reliance on heavy resource extraction, the presence of the Rivière Kipawa, situated 16 km away, continues to influence the movement of life and water through the region. Visitors seeking the vast, preserved reaches of the wilderness often look toward Parc national d'Opémican, located 32 km away, yet the immediate surroundings of Le Barrage-Windy offer their own austere beauty. Life moves with a deliberate, steady focus, grounded in the seasonal transition between the deep, biting cold of winter and the brief, vibrant intensity of the short northern summer.
Le Barrage-Windy s’étire avec une humilité tranquille sur les rives vastes du Lac Kipawa, là où l’eau semble retenir le souffle des forêts anciennes. La lumière du crépuscule y dépose des reflets d’ambre sur les structures de pierre et de bois, rappelant la patience nécessaire pour dompter les courants sauvages de cette terre du Témiscamingue. À seize kilomètres, la Rivière Kipawa poursuit son œuvre, sculant le relief avec une constance qui définit le rythme de vie des habitants, tournés vers une existence rythmée par la rudesse et la clarté du climat boréal. Le Barrage-Windy conserve dans ses fondations le souvenir des premières industries forestières, quand le bois flottait encore en longues traînées sombres sous le ciel immense. Plus loin, à trente-deux kilomètres, le Parc national d'Opémican garde les secrets d'un territoire où le silence prend une épaisseur singulière. Ici, la terre porte le poids des hivers longs et la promesse des printemps vigoureux, offrant aux rares passants une géographie dépouillée de tout artifice. Chaque jour, l’air pur descend des hauteurs pour balayer le rivage, invitant au respect de ces espaces où le travail des hommes se mêle à la majesté persistante des eaux.
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Explore Le Barrage-Windy, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.772535, -78.805019. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Le Barrage-Windy includes the postal code (J9V), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Le Barrage-Windy is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |