| Huard Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Quebec |
| Location: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Coords: | 48.0725°N -70.7761°W |
| Lake Type: | Natural |
| Inflow: | Huard River |
| Outflow: | Huard River |
| Basin Countries: | Canada |
| Length: | 2.8km (01.7miles) |
| Width: | 0.7km (00.4miles) |
| Area: | NaNkm2 |
| Depth: | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) |
| Max-Depth: | NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) |
| Elevation: | 401m (1,316feet) |
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.
The "Lac Huard" is located in the southeastern part of the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, about 7.2km (04.5miles) 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:
The "Lake Huard" has a length of 2.8km (01.7miles) in the shape of a crescent open to the southwest, a maximum width of 0.5km (00.3miles), an altitude is 401m (1,316feet) and an area of NaN2NaN2. 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:
From the mouth of Lake Huard, the current:
The toponym "Huard Lake" was formalized on January 9, 1986, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]