Huard River

Huard River
Huard River is located in Quebec
Huard River
Location within Quebec
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County MunicipalityLe Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitiesFerland-et-Boilleau
Physical characteristics
SourceForest stream in the mountains
 • locationFerland-et-Boilleau
 • coordinates48°02′11″N 70°46′21″W / 48.03647°N 70.77247°W / 48.03647; -70.77247
 • elevation487 m (1,598 ft)
MouthHa! Ha! River
 • location
Ferland-et-Boilleau
 • coordinates
48°07′43″N 70°48′55″W / 48.12861°N 70.81528°W / 48.12861; -70.81528
 • elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationFerland-et-Boilleau
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • right(from the mouth) Outlet (via "lac Huard") of lakes Charny and "de la Grosse Cabane"

The Huard River is a tributary of the Ha! Ha! River, Flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The Huard River valley is served mainly by the route 381 which runs along the course of the Ha! Ha! River and Lake Ha! Ha! for the needs of forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of the Huard River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to the Huard River are:

The Huard River originates from a mountain stream (altitude:487 m (1,598 ft) in a deep valley. This source is located at:

From its source, the course of the Huard River flows over 11.5 km (7.1 mi) according to the following segments:

The Huard River flows into a small bay on the west shore of Lake Ha! Ha!. This mouth is located at:

From the confluence of the Huard River, the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on 39.1 km (24.3 mi) generally towards the northeast, crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! on 11.0 km (6.8 mi) towards the northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River on 99.5 km (61.8 mi) in the east until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "Huard River" was formalized on September 26, 1997, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rivière Huard, Bank of Quebec place names". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Open Street Map - Accessed January 11, 2019
  3. ↑ Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Rivière Huard