Английская Википедия:Huard Lake
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox body of water The lac Huard is a body of water crossed by the Huard River, in the catchment area of the Ha! Ha! River and Saguenay River. This body of water is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
A few secondary forest roads allow access to the Lac Huard watershed; these roads connect to route 381 (north-south direction) which runs along the Ha! Ha! River. These roads allow forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Huard is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The "Lac Huard" is located in the southeastern part of the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, about Шаблон:Convert north of the boundary of the administrative regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and of the Capitale-Nationale. The main watersheds near Lake Huard are:
- north side: Huard River, Ha! Ha! River, Berger lake, Belle Truite lake, lac des Cèdres, rivière des Cèdres, Bras de Ross, Pierre River;
- East side: Lac Charny, Lac de la Grosse Cabane, ruisseau John, Cami River, rivière à la Catin;
- south side: Ha! Ha! River, Lake Ha! Ha!, Petit lac Ha! Ha!, rivière à Pierre, Malbaie River, Cruche River, Porc-Épic River;
- west side: Pierre river, Ha! Ha! River, Lake Ha! Ha!, rivière à Mars, Bras d'Hamel.
The "Lake Huard" has a length of Шаблон:Convert in the shape of a crescent open to the southwest, a maximum width of Шаблон:Convert, an altitude is Шаблон:Convert and an area of Шаблон:Convert. It includes a marsh area around the outlet of "Lac Charny" and "Lac de la Grosse Cabane". Its mouth is located to the northwest, at:
- Шаблон:Convert east of the village center of Boileau in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau;
- Шаблон:Convert southwest of Lac Charny;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the dam at the mouth of Lake Ha! Ha! which is crossed by the Ha! Ha! River;
- Шаблон:Convert north-east of a mountain peak which reaches Шаблон:Convert;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the confluence of the Huard river and the Ha! Ha! River;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the confluence of the Ha! Ha! River And Baie des Ha! Ha!.
From the mouth of Lake Huard, the current:
- descends the course of the Huard River on Шаблон:Convert towards the northwest;
- descends the course of the Ha! Ha! River on Шаблон:Convert towards the northwest;
- crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! on Шаблон:Convert towards the northeast;
- descends the course of the Saguenay River over Шаблон:Convert east to Tadoussac where the latter river flows into the St. Lawrence River.
Toponymy
The toponym "Huard Lake" was formalized on January 9, 1986, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
Notes and references
Appendices
Related articles
- Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
- Ferland-et-Boilleau, a municipality
- Huard River
- Ha! Ha! River
- Baie des Ha! Ha!
- Saguenay River
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