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.
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:
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]