| Huard River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Length: | 11.5km (07.1miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Source1: | Forest stream in the mountains |
| Source1 Location: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.0365°N -70.7725°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 487m (1,598feet) |
| Mouth: | Ha! Ha! River |
| Mouth Location: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.1286°N -70.8153°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 330m (1,080feet) |
| 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.
The main watersheds adjacent to the Huard River are:
The Huard River originates from a mountain stream (altitude:487m (1,598feet) in a deep valley. This source is located at:
From its source, the course of the Huard River flows over 11.5km (07.1miles) according to the following segments:
The Huard River flows into a small bay on the west shore of Lake Ha! Ha!. This mouth is located at:
From the confluence of the Huard River, the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on 39.1km (24.3miles) generally towards the northeast, crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! on 11km (07miles) towards the northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River on 99.5km (61.8miles) in the east until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.
The toponym "Huard River" was formalized on September 26, 1997, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]