See also
- Batiscanie
- Zec de la Bessonne, a controlled harvesting zone (zec)
- La Tuque, a city
- Doucet River
- Lac au Lard
- Jeannotte River, a stream
- Batiscan River, a stream
- St. Lawrence River, a stream
- List of lakes of Canada
| 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 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]
The Patapédia River is a tributary of the Restigouche River in Northwest New Brunswick and Southeast Quebec, in Canada.
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 Batiscan Lake is located in Upper Batiscanie and is the limit of unorganized territories of Lac-Blanc and Lac-Croche. This territory is related to the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The rivière aux Éclairs flows on 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) in Upper Batiscanie in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the southwest direction. This river is located in the Zec de la Rivière-Blanche and is a tributary on the left bank of the Batiscan River. The watershed of the Lightning River is 294 km², the fifth largest pool of Batiscanie.
The Zec de la Bessonne is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (ZEC) near La Tuque in administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. A territory of 524.5 square kilometres (202.5 sq mi) was assigned in 1978 to the Zec.
The ZEC Jeannotte is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée, located in Lac-Édouard, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
The East Patapédia River runs in the unorganized territory of Lac-des-Eaux-Mortes, Quebec, in La Matapedia Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in Quebec, in Canada.
The ruisseau à John is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the Lalemant unorganized territory, into the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean administrative region, in the province [of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the stream in John crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf.
The Saint-Jean River is a river crossing the municipalities of Rivière-Éternité and L'Anse-Saint-Jean in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada.
The "ruisseau Épinglette" is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the "Épinglette steam" crosses the zec du Lac-Brébeuf.
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 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 "Aberdeen lake" is the main head water of the Aberdeen River, located in Upper Batiscanie in the territory of the city of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, 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.