The Rivière des Cèdres 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 Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (, ''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality. It is named for the ...

, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the

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, in

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, in

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. The valley of the "Rivière des Cèdres" is indirectly served by the route 381 which runs along the course of the Ha! Ha! River and

Lake Ha! Ha! Lake Ha! Ha! (, ) is a waterbody tributary of the Ha! Ha! River. It is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jea ...

for the needs of forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Rivière des Cèdres 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 neighboring the Rivière des Cèdres are: * north side: Crève-Cheval lake, "La Filée des Trois Petits Lacs", "Lac à la Poche outlet", Thomas lake,

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ The Saguenay River (, ) is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. ...

; * East side: "Lac de la Quenouille", "Lac des Pins", "Lac des Îlets", Brébeuf Lake, Papinachois stream; * south side: Ha! Ha! River,

, Lac Grand-Père,

Huard River 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 Queb ...

Huard Lake The lac Huard is a body of water crossed by the Huard River, in the catchment area of the Ha! Ha! River and Saguenay River. This body of water is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Mu ...

, Charny Lake; * west side: Ha! Ha! River, rivière à Mars, Bras d'Hamel, Bras Rocheux (Rocky arm). The "Rivière des Cèdres" rises at the mouth of " lac des Cèdres" (length: ; width: ; altitude: ). The mouth of this lake is located at: * south-west of the mouth of

; * south of the mouth of "Lac Crève-Cheval"; * south of the dam at the mouth of

Which is crossed by the Ha! Ha! River; * northwest of a mountain peak that reaches ; * north-east of the confluence of the Rivière des Cèdres and the Ha! Ha! River. From the dam at the mouth of " lac des Cèdres", the course of the "rivière des Cèdres" descends over according to the following segments: * south-west, to a bay west of "Lac à Doré"; * crossing the "lac à Doré" (length: ; altitude: ) towards the south-west and bending towards south-east to go around a mountain on the south shore of the lake, to its mouth. Note: "Lac à Doré" receives the discharge from a small marsh lake on the north side and the discharge from another lake on the southeast side; * south-west in a deep valley, to its mouth. The "Rivière des Cèdres" flows into a river curve on the east bank of the Ha! Ha! River. This mouth is located at: * upstream of a dike on the Ha! Ha! River; * south of the village center of Ferland; * southwest of a bay in lac des Cèdres; * south-east of the confluence of the Ha! Ha! River And Baie des Ha! Ha!; * north-east of the dike on the Ha! Ha! River Located at the mouth of

; * south-east of downtown Saguenay (city). From the confluence of the "Rivière des Cèdres", the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on generally towards the northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on northeast, then follows the course of the

on east to

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where it merges with the

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Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière des Cèdres" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

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.Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Rivière des Cèdres
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Appendices

* Ferland-et-Boilleau, a

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* Lac des Cèdres * Ha! Ha! River * Baie des Ha! Ha! *

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