| Hugh Lake | |
|---|---|
  Hugh Lake Location in Quebec | |
| Location | Lac-Croche (TNO), La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale |
| Coordinates | 47°42′32″N 71°55′47″W / 47.70889°N 71.92972°W |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | (clockwise from the mouth) La décharge du lac Lavoie, rivière Métabetchouane, la décharge des lacs Rocand, Apollon et Esculape, la décharge du second lac Demuth et Demuth, la décharge du lac de la Douve. |
| Primary outflows | Métabetchouane River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 7.0 km (4.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.15 km (0.71 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
The Hugh Lake is a freshwater body crossed by the Métabetchouane River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
Lake Hugh is indirectly served by route 155 (connecting La Tuque and Chambord). The forest road R0410 passes north of the lake. A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Hugh 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.