Huard River

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Huard River
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Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional County Municipality Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Municipalities Ferland-et-Boilleau
Physical characteristics
SourceForest stream in the mountains
  location Ferland-et-Boilleau
  coordinates 48°02′11″N70°46′21″W / 48.03647°N 70.77247°W / 48.03647; -70.77247
  elevation487 m (1,598 ft)
Mouth Ha! Ha! River
  location
Ferland-et-Boilleau
  coordinates
48°07′43″N70°48′55″E / 48.12861°N 70.81528°E / 48.12861; 70.81528 Coordinates: 48°07′43″N70°48′55″E / 48.12861°N 70.81528°E / 48.12861; 70.81528
  elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Length11.5 km (7.1 mi) [1]
Discharge 
  location Ferland-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.

Contents

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. [2]

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. [3]

Notes and 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

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