Laberge River

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Location of the mouth of the Laberge River in Quebec
Location
Country Canada
Provinces Quebec, Ontario
District Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Timiskaming
Municipality Rouyn-Noranda
Physical characteristics
SourceIcefish Lake
  location Timiskaming District, Ontario
  coordinates 47°58′19″N79°31′57″W / 47.97194°N 79.53250°W / 47.97194; -79.53250
  elevation290 m (950 ft)
Mouth Lac Buies
  location
Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
  coordinates
48°00′34″N79°30′07″W / 48.00944°N 79.50194°W / 48.00944; -79.50194 Coordinates: 48°00′34″N79°30′07″W / 48.00944°N 79.50194°W / 48.00944; -79.50194
  elevation
264 m (866 ft)
Length10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Basin features
River system Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

The Laberge River is a tributary of Lake Hebert, flowing in Canada, in:

Contents

Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational and tourism activities, in second.

Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to late April, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from mid-December to early April.

Courses

The river begins at the mouth of Icefield Lake (length: 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) altitude: 290 metres (950 ft)) in Rattray Township, District of Timiskaming, in Ontario. This lake is located at 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) Southeast of a mountain with a peak of 429 metres (1,407 ft), and at 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) at West of the border Ontario - Quebec.

From the mouth of Icefield Lake, the Laberge River flows over 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi), according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Laberge River empties onto the South shore of Lake Hébert. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

The term "Laberge" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Laberge River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when the commission was created. [2]

Notes and references

  1. River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada.
  2. "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Laberge River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-03.

See also

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