| Huard River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Municipalities | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Forest stream in the mountains |
| • location | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| • coordinates | 48°02′11″N 70°46′21″W / 48.03647°N 70.77247°W |
| • elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Mouth | Ha! Ha! River |
• location | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
• coordinates | 48°07′43″N 70°48′55″W / 48.12861°N 70.81528°W |
• elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Length | 11.5 km (7.1 mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | (from the mouth) Outlet (via "lac Huard") of lakes Charny and "de la Grosse Cabane" |
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, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, 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.[2]
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.
- ^ "Rivière Huard, Bank of Quebec place names". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Open Street Map - Accessed January 11, 2019