The lac Saint-Henri is a freshwater body crossed by the
Métabetchouane River, in the unorganized territory of
Lac-Croche, in the
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in Canada. This lake is located in the
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...
.
Lac Saint-Henri is indirectly served by the
route 155 (connecting
La Tuque
La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 sq ...
and
Chambord Chambord can refer to:
* Chambord (liqueur), a brand of raspberry-flavored liqueur
* Château de Chambord, a French ''château'' built in the 16th century
* Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, the French commune where the ''château'' is located
* Chambord, ...
). The forest road R0410 passes north of the lake. A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Saint-Henri 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.
Geography
The main watersheds near Lake Saint-Henri are:
* north side: Métabetchouane River, Métascouac Lake
The lac Métascouac is a fresh body of water crossed by the Métascouac River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in t ...
, Métabetchouane Lake, Moncouche River;
* east side: Corneillier Lake, Frenette Lake, Métascouac River
The Métascouac River is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River (via the Petit lac Métascouac), flowing in the central west part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the p ...
, Métascouac South River, Métabetchouane East River
The Métabetchouane East river is a tributary of the northeast shore of the Métabetchouane River, flowing in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Muni ...
, Jacques-Cartier Lake
The lac Jacques-Cartier, main source of the Jacques-Cartier River, is a glacial lake located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, about 90 km to the north of the city of Quebec, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La ...
, Jacques-Cartier River ;
* south side: rivière de la Place
The Rivière de la Place is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River, flowing in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The river flows throu ...
, Métabetchouane River, Métabetchouane East River
The Métabetchouane East river is a tributary of the northeast shore of the Métabetchouane River, flowing in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Muni ...
;
* west side: Ventadour Lake, Lescarbot Lake, Grand Bostonnais River, Aberdeen River
The Aberdeen River is a tributary of the rivière aux Castors Noirs, flowing in the town of La Tuque and in the municipality of Lac-Édouard, in Haute-Batiscanie, in Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This hydrographic slope is se ...
.
Lac Saint-Henri has a length of , a width of and an altitude of . This lake is mainly fed by the outlet of the Métabetchouane River (coming from the southeast by Lake Hugh), riparian streams, the outlet of Lake Desève, the outlet of Lake Gagné and the outlet of Lake Roublard. This lake has a narrowing in the middle because of two peninsulas which approximates approximately one from the other. The Métabetchouane River crosses this lake for to the north.
The mouth of Lac Saint-Henri is located at the far north end of the lake, at:
* south of the road bridge of the forest road R0410;
* east of Ventadour Lake;
* east of Lescarbot Lake;
* west of the course of the Métascouac River
The Métascouac River is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River (via the Petit lac Métascouac), flowing in the central west part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the p ...
;
* east of the Canadian National railway;
* south-west of lac aux Écorces;
* north-east of the center of the village of lac-Édouard;
* south-east of the mouth of the Métabetchouane River, on the south shore of lac Saint-Jean.[Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and site instrumentation , accessed on = February 10, 2019.]
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From the mouth of Lac Saint-Henri, the current follows the course of:
* Métabetchouane River on generally towards the northwest;
* lac Saint-Jean on north-east until la petite Décharge
La Petite Décharge is the name of one of the two emissaries of lac Saint-Jean, the other being the La Grande Décharge. This river flows south of Alma Island, on the northwest shore of St. Lawrence River, in the town of Alma, in the Lac-Saint ...
;
* Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.[
]
Toponymy
The toponym "Lac Saint-Henri" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Saint-Henri - accessed on January 3, 2020](_blank)
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See also
* List of lakes of Canada
References
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Lakes of Capitale-Nationale
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality