The Faucher River flows successively into the townships of Buies, Provancher and Faucher. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, secondly thanks to the Canadian National Railway which passes on the south shore of Tessier Lake (Gouin Reservoir) and on the South shore of Lac Duchamp where the village of Clova, Quebec.
The surface of the Faucher River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.
Geography
The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Faucher River are:
The Faucher River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: 1.9 kilometres (1.2mi) altitude: 436 metres (1,430ft)) surrounded by marshes. The mouth of this head lake is located at:
6.0 kilometres (3.7mi) northwest of the village center of Clova, Quebec;
10.3 kilometres (6.4mi) west of the mouth of the Faucher River;
From the mouth of the head lake, the course of the Faucher River flows over 30.9 kilometres (19.2mi) according to the following segments:
2.5 kilometres (1.6mi) to the south, in particular crossing Baril Lake (length: 2.7 kilometres (1.7mi); altitude: 425 metres (1,394ft)) to its mouth;
5.6 kilometres (3.5mi) southerly to the outlet (from the southwest) of Lake Gregoire, then easterly to the west shore of Lake Duchamp;
5.3 kilometres (3.3mi) northeasterly across Lake Duchamp (elevation: 415 metres (1,362ft)) on its full length, to its mouth;
1.1 kilometres (0.68mi) easterly forming a southwesterly curve to the south shore of Buies Lake;
6.7 kilometres (4.2mi) to the North, first crossing the Buies Lake (length: 5.2 kilometres (3.2mi); altitude: 412 metres (1,352ft)), up to at the southern limit of the canton of Provancher;
3.3 kilometres (2.1mi) north-east in Provancher and Achintre township across Lake Jaux (length: 3.8 kilometres (2.4mi); altitude: 410 metres (1,350ft)), to its mouth;
5.0 kilometres (3.1mi) southerly across Faucher Lake (length: 5.6 kilometres (3.5mi); altitude: 410 metres (1,350ft)), to its mouth. Note: Lake Faucher straddles the townships of Achintre and Faucher;
1.4 kilometres (0.87mi) East to Faucher Township to the mouth of the river.[3]
202.6 kilometres (125.9mi) north-west of downtown La Tuque.[4]
The mouth of the Faucher River merges with the west shore of the southern part of Lake Tessier. From there, the current flows over 170.9 kilometres (106.2mi) until Gouin dam, according to the following segments:
81.9 kilometres (50.9mi) to the East, crossing the Marmette Lake, then to the South-East crossing in particular the Brochu Lake then to the East crossing the Kikendatch Bay until Gouin Dam.
The term "Faucher" refers to a family name of French origin. In this sector, the term "Faucher" is associated with the township, the lake and the river.
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