Boisvert River is a tributary of the north shore of

Ashuapmushuan Lake Ashuapmushuan Lake is a freshwater body in the Lac-Ashuapmushuan unorganized territory of the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, north-west in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. This la ...

, flowing into the unorganized territory of

Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec Lac-Ashuapmushuan is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The region had a population of 41 as of the 2021 Canadian census, and covered a land area ...

, into the

Regional County Municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalit ...

(RCM) of

Le Domaine-du-Roy Le Domaine-du-Roy (, ) is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Roberval, Quebec, Roberval, and it is named for the King of France, who owned the land at the time of the colonization ...

, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, in

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. This river successively crosses the townships of Thibaudeau, Bignell, McCorkill, Rinfret, Vimont, Dollier, Charron and Ducharme. The lower part of the Boisvert River valley runs through the

Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve The Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, in the watershed of the Ashuapmushuan River. It is mainly located in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, between the municipality of La Doré and the city of Chibo ...

. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second. The southern part of the Boisvert River valley is served by route 167 which connects

Chibougamau Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman, it has a population of 7,233 people (2021 Canadian census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou ...

Saint-Félicien, Quebec Saint-Félicien () is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. The town is located within the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its population as of 2021 is 10,089. History The town was f ...

. Forest Road R1004 (heading northeast) that connects to route 167 serves the northwestern part of the Boisvert River valley and the eastern part of the valley from the

Armitage River The Armitage River is a tributary of Chibougamau Lake, flowing in the town of Chibougamau, in Jamésie, in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river flows in the townships of Lemoi ...

. The forest road R0210 (North-South direction) serves the eastern part of the valley of the Boisvert River and the valley of the

Hogan River The Hogan River is a tributary of the Boisvert River (Normandin River), flowing into the unorganized territory of the Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguen ...

. Finally, the R1007 forest road serves the head lake area. The surface of the Boisvert River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April.

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Toponymy

The term " Boisvert" is a family name of French origin. The toponym "Boisvert River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...

, when it was created.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Boisvert River"
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