| Ruisseau du Lac au Lard | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| City | La Tuque |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac au Lard |
| • location | La Tuque |
| • coordinates | 47°20′03″N72°23′25″W / 47.33413°N 72.39041°W |
| • elevation | 321 |
| Mouth | Jeannotte River |
• location | La Tuque |
• coordinates | 47°20′50″N72°22′00″W / 47.34722°N 72.36667°W |
• elevation | 320 m |
| Length | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
The Ruisseau du Lac au Lard stream is a tributary of the west bank of the Jeannotte River, flowing in the western hydrographic slope of the Batiscan River, in the territory of the city of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses the zec de la Bessonne.
This hydrographic slope is served by the forest road R040, a bridge spanning the Lac au Lard stream, near its mouth. [1]
Since the mid-19th century, forestry has been the predominant activity of the Lac au Lard stream watershed; recreational activities, second. [1] [2]
The surface of the Lac au Lard stream (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.
The stream of the Rivière au Lard rises at the mouth of lac au Lard (length: 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi); altitude: 321 metres (1,053 ft)). This forest lake is mainly fed to the northwest by the discharge of a set of lakes including Lac de la Grosse Roche and by the Doucet River (coming from the south). [1]
The mouth of this lake is located 12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi) North-West of the mouth of the confluence of the Jeannotte River with the Batiscan river. [1]
From the mouth of Lac au Lard, the Lac au Lard stream flows for 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-east, up to the confluence of the river. There are no tributaries. [1]
The Lac au Lard stream flows on the west bank of the Jeannotte river course. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth, the current descends on 20.8 kilometres (12.9 mi) to the south then east the course of the Jeannotte river, and on the course of the river Batiscan towards the south which pours on the northwest bank of the St. Lawrence River. [1]
The toponym "Ruisseau du Lac au Lard" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]
Jeannotte River is a river that rises in Lac Édouard in the municipality of Lac-Édouard in Haute-Mauricie, agglomerated with the city of La Tuque since 2003, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The head of the Jeannotte River is one of the two emissaries of Lake Edward. The Jeannotte River, whose course is 48 kilometres (30 mi), is in the valley of the Batiscanie, Quebec. The upper segment of the path of the Jeannotte River marks the Zec de la Bessonne and Zec Jeannotte, then the river flows through the Zec Jeannotte, incorporated in 1978.
The Croche River is a tributary of Saint-Maurice River, and flows in the regions of Haute-Mauricie and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Croche River crosses the following cantons of Chabanel and Bécard, in Lac-Ashuapmushuan, in the MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and the cantons of Michaux, Lavoie, Langelier and Malhiot, in the territory of La Tuque, in Mauricie.
The Douville River is a tributary of the Gatineau River by the Pain de Sucre Lake, flowing north of the Saint Lawrence River, entirely in the territory of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Bignell Creek is a tributary of the Adolphe-Poisson Bay located on the southwestern side of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Plamondon Creek is a tributary of the Plamondon Bay located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Provancher Creek is a tributary of the upper part of the Mégiscane River located to the west of Gouin Reservoir, flowing entirely into forest area in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The rivière du Canot is a stream flowing in the territory of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, and will drain into the Gatineau River in the unorganized territory of Lac-De La Bidière, in the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Laurentides, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Lac aux Montagnais is a freshwater body at the head of the rivière aux Montagnais, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province, in Quebec, Canada. "Lac aux Montagnais" is located in the northwestern part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The Rivière aux Castors Noirs is a tributary of the Batiscan River, flowing in Haute-Batiscanie, in the province of Québec, Canada. This watercourse crosses:
The Aberdeen River is a tributary of the rivière aux Castors Noirs, flowing in the town of La Tuque and in the municipality of Lac-Édouard, in Haute-Batiscanie, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lac au Lard is the main body of water on the slope of the ruisseau du Lac au Lard, located in Haute-Batiscanie, in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Doucet River is a tributary of the southern shore of Lac au Lard, in the hydrographic slope of the Jeannotte River, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the zec de la Bessonne.
The Rivière Chézine is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche and the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière Écartée is a tributary of the Bras du Nord, flowing in the territory of the municipality of Saint-Raymond, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada.
The Petite rivière Vermillon is a tributary of the west bank of the Jeannotte River, flowing in the municipality of Lac-Édouard and of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Rivière aux Rognons is a tributary of the northeast shore of the Jeannotte River, flowing in the municipality of Lac-Édouard and the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in province, in Quebec, in Canada.
The Petite rivière Batiscan is a tributary of the east bank of the rivière à Pierre, flowing in the unorganized territories of Linton, in Saint-Raymond and in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The rivière à Pierre is a tributary of the east bank of the Batiscan River, flowing in the unorganized territories of Lac-Blanc and Linton, as well as in the municipality of Rivière-à-Pierre, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The rivière au Canard is a watercourse crossing the municipality of Weedon, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada.
La petite Rivière is a tributary of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of Saint-François River. The course of "La petite Rivière" crosses the territory of the municipality of Lambton, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
