Laberge | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Quebec, Ontario |
District | Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Timiskaming |
Municipality | Rouyn-Noranda |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Icefish Lake |
• location | Timiskaming District, Ontario |
• coordinates | 47°58′19″N79°31′57″W / 47.97194°N 79.53250°W |
• elevation | 290 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 Coordinates: 48°00′34″N79°30′07″W / 48.00944°N 79.50194°W |
• elevation | 264 m (866 ft) |
Length | 10.6 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:
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.
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:
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The toponym "Laberge River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when the commission was created. [2]
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