Rivière des Hurons (Saint-Charles Lake)
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| Rivière des Hurons | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| MRC | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two mountain streams |
| • location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| • coordinates | 47°05′17″N 71°13′55″W / 47.08806°N 71.23194°W |
| • elevation | 659 |
| Mouth | Saint-Charles Lake |
• location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
• coordinates | 47°57′13″N 71°23′28″W / 47.95361°N 71.39111°W |
• elevation | 152 m |
| Length | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) discharge from an unidentified lake, three unidentified streams, mountain stream, Turgeon River, three mountain streams. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Durand brook, Hibou River, Noire River, outlet of Lac à la Loutre, outlet of an unidentified lake, outlet of a small unidentified lake. |
The rivière des Hurons (English: Hurons's River) is a river flowing in the heart of the municipality of Cantons-unis de Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, located north of Quebec (city), in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province from Quebec, to Canada.
This watercourse turns out to be the most important tributary of Saint-Charles Lake which constitutes one of the drinking water reserves of the city of Quebec.
The Hurons river valley is mainly served by the Grande-Ligne road (on the northwest shore), the route 175, the Saint-Edmond road, the Talbot boulevard, first Avenue and Lepire Road.
The surface of the Huron River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
The Huron River originates in the northeast part of the municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury in the Laurentians, a few kilometers northeast of Saint-Adolphe and ends in the sector of Marais-du-Nord Natural Reserve. The length of the watercourse is 29.5 kilometres (18.3 mi) and its watershed has an area of approximately 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi). This includes the Hibou River and Durand stream sub-basins. The Huron River is part of the Saint-Charles River watershed.
From its source, the Huron River flows over 29.5 kilometres (18.3 mi), with a drop of 507 metres (1,663 ft), according to the following segments:
- 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) westward down the mountain, to a bend in the river, corresponding to the outlet of a stream (coming from the north);
- 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south in a flared valley crossing a small lake, up to a bend in the river;
- 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) south-west in a deep valley, to the outlet (coming from the north) of Lac Dubrin;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) south in a deep valley passing on the east side of the village of Saint-Adolphe, until the confluence of the Turgeon River;
- 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) to the south in a deep valley by collecting the discharge (coming from the north) from Lac à la Loutre and by cutting the route 175 (route Antonio-Talbot), to the confluence of Noire River (coming from the northwest);
- 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) southwards passing between Mont Hibou (west side) and Mont Wright (east side) and crossing the village of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, until the confluence of the Hibou River (coming from the northwest);
- 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) south to Durand stream (coming from the west);
- 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the south, winding heavily through a plain, crossing the Marais-du-Nord nature reserve, until it meets the marsh area in the northern part of Saint-Charles Lake.[1]
From this confluence, the current crosses Lake Saint-Charles on 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) towards the south-east, then descends on 33.8 kilometres (21.0 mi) generally towards the south-east and the north-east, following the course of the Saint-Charles River which flows onto the east bank of the Saint Lawrence River.[1]
Land use
Land use in the Huron River sub-basin is primarily forest. The majority of the territory is in its natural state and you can see remarkable landscapes there. The physical characteristics of the environment favor increased erosion of the banks and certain places are particularly affected. The human presence is mainly marked by some low-density urban developments and significant recreational tourism infrastructure, notably a golf club and an alpine ski center, the Stoneham Mountain Resort.
