The Huard River is a tributary of the
Ha! Ha! River, Flowing in the municipality of
Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (, ''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality.
It is named for the ...
, in the administrative region of
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The Huard River valley is served mainly by the
route 381 which runs along the course of the Ha! Ha! River and
Lake Ha! Ha! for the needs of forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities.
[Open Street Map - Accessed January 11, 2019]
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Huard River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The main watersheds adjacent to the Huard River are:
* north side: Ha! Ha! River, Lac du Berger, Bras de Ross, Rivière des Cèdres, Pierre River;
* East side: Lac Charny, "Lac de la Grosse Cabane", ruisseau à John, Cami River, Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American e ...
;
* south side: Ha! Ha! River, Lake Ha! Ha!, Petit lac Ha! Ha!, Pierre River, Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American e ...
, Cruche River, Porc-Épic River
The Porc-Épic River is a tributary of the Malbaie River, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, Quebec, Lac-Pikauba, in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, in the provinces and ...
;
* west side: rivière à Pierre, Ha! Ha! River, lake Ha! Ha!, rivière à Mars, Bras d'Hamel.
The Huard River originates from a mountain stream (altitude: in a deep valley. This source is located at:
* south-east of Huard Lake;
* north of Petit lac Ha! Ha!;
* south-east of the dam at the mouth of Lake Ha! Ha! which is crossed by the Ha! Ha! River;
* north-west of a mountain peak which reaches ;
* south-east of the confluence of the Huard River and Ha! Ha! River.
From its source, the course of the Huard River flows over according to the following segments:
* north-east across Lake Huard (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth. Note: Lac Huard receives the discharge on the east side of Lacs Charny and de la Grosse Cabane;
* north-west, to its mouth.
The Huard River flows into a small bay on the west shore of Lake Ha! Ha!. This mouth is located at:
* south-east of the center of the village of Ferland;
* north-west of Huard Lake;
* north-east of the dam on the Ha! Ha! River located at the mouth of Lake Ha! Ha!;
* south-east of the confluence of the Ha! Ha! and Baie des Ha! Ha!;
* south-east of downtown Saguenay (city).
From the confluence of the Huard River, the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on generally towards the northeast, crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! on towards the northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River
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The Saguenay River (, ) is a major river of Quebec, Canada.
It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. ...
on in the east until Tadoussac
Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.
Geography
Tadoussac is ...
where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.
Toponymy
The toponym "Huard River" was formalized on September 26, 1997, by 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 ...
.[Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Rivière Huard](_blank)
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See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*One million lakes, of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 313 ...
References
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality