| Hibou River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Length: | 10.9km (06.8miles) |
| Source1: | Drouin Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.0608°N -71.3703°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 503 |
| Mouth: | Rivière des Hurons (Saint-Charles Lake) |
| Mouth Location: | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.9811°N -71.3717°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 159 m |
| Tributaries Left: | Two unidentified stream. |
| Tributaries Right: | Unidentified stream. |
The rivière Hibou (English: Owl River) is a tributary of the rivière des Hurons, flowing in the heart of the municipality of the townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Located north of Quebec (city), the Hibou river valley is mainly served by the Grande-Ligne path, the Hibou path and a few urban streets.
The surface of the Hibou 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 Hibou River rises at the mouth of Lake Drouin which is landlocked between the mountains in the northern part of the municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury in the Laurentians. This landlocked source is located at:
From Lake Drouin, the Hibou River flows over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
From this confluence, the current from the Hibou River flows for south following the course of the Huron River, then crosses Lake Saint-Charles on towards the south-east, then descends on generally towards the south-east and the north-east, following the course of the Saint-Charles River which deviates rivière des Hurons erse on the east bank of Saint-Laurent river.[1]
The toponyms "Rivière Hibou" and "Mont Hibou" are linked.
The toponym "Hibou river" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]