The Doucet River is a tributary of the southern shore of Lac au Lard, in the hydrographic slope of the

Jeannotte River Jeannotte River is a river that rises in Lac Édouard in the municipality of Lac-Édouard in Haute-Mauricie, agglomerated with the city of La Tuque since 2003, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The hea ...

, in the territory of the town of

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 ...

, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in

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, in Canada. This river flows in the zec de la Bessonne. The course of the Doucet River descends on the west side of the

Batiscan River The Batiscan River is located in La Mauricie administrative region, in the Quebec province, Canada. This river flows from Lake Édouard in Mauricie south and west to empty into the St. Lawrence River at Batiscan, Quebec, northeast of Trois-Riv ...

and on the east side of the Saint-Maurice River. This river is part of the hydrographic side of the Batiscan river which generally winds south to the north shore of the

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...

. This hydrographic slope is mainly served by the path of Lac au Lard which passes on the east side of this valley. Since the mid-19th century, forestry has been the predominant activity of the Doucet River watershed; recreational activities, second. The surface of the Doucet River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March. However, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.

Geography

The Doucet river draws its source from Lake Perdrix (length: ; altitude: ) located in

. The mouth of this lake is located south of the village center of Lac-Édouard, northeast of downtown town of

and northeast of lake Wayagamac. The Doucet River flows into the town of

, at the bottom of a bay on the south shore of lac au Lard. This confluence of the Doucet river is located at: * West of the confluence of the

and the

; * south of the confluence of the ruisseau du Lac au Lard and the Jeannotte river; * south-east of Petit lac Wayagamac; * South of the village center of Lac-Édouard; * Southeast of downtown La Tuque.Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Lac au Lard - Segments of the body of water measured by the measurement tools of the Internet application.
/ref> From the mouth, the current crosses north on lac au Lard (length: ; altitude: ), descends successively to the northeast on the course of the Lac au Lard stream, to the south then eastward on the course of the Jeannotte River, and on the course of the Batiscan River which flows onto the northwest bank of the

Toponymy

The term Doucet turns out to be a family name of French origin. The toponym "Rivière Doucet" was formalized on April 3, 1986, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Doucet"
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Geography

Toponymy

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