Laberge River Explained

Laberge
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Laberge River in Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Provinces
Subdivision Name2:Quebec, Ontario
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Timiskaming
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Rouyn-Noranda
Length:10.6km (06.6miles)
Source1:Icefish Lake
Source1 Location:Timiskaming District, Ontario
Source1 Coordinates:47.9719°N -79.5325°W
Source1 Elevation:290m (950feet)
Mouth:Lac Buies
Mouth Location:Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
Mouth Coordinates:48.0094°N -79.5019°W
Mouth Elevation:264m (866feet)
River System:Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

The Laberge River is a tributary of Lake Hebert, flowing in Canada, in:

Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational and tourism activities, in second.

Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-November to late April, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from mid-December to early April.

Courses

The river begins at the mouth of Icefield Lake (length: altitude:) in Rattray Township, District of Timiskaming, in Ontario. This lake is located at Southeast of a mountain with a peak of, and at at West of the border Ontario - Quebec.

From the mouth of Icefield Lake, the Laberge River flows over, according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Laberge River empties onto the South shore of Lake Hébert. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

The term "Laberge" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Laberge River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec, when the commission was created.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. River segments measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Canada.
  2. Web site: Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Laberge River" . toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. 2017-11-03.