Laberge River

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

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Location of the mouth of the Laberge River in Quebec
Location
CountryCanada
ProvincesQuebec, Ontario
DistrictAbitibi-Témiscamingue, Timiskaming
MunicipalityRouyn-Noranda
Physical characteristics
SourceIcefish Lake
 • locationTimiskaming District, Ontario
 • coordinates47°58′19″N 79°31′57″W
 • elevation290 m (950 ft)
MouthLac Buies
 • location
Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
 • coordinates
48°00′34″N 79°30′07″W
 • elevation
264 m (866 ft)
Length10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River drainage basin

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: 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) altitude: 290 metres (950 ft)) in Rattray Township, District of Timiskaming, in Ontario. This lake is located at 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) Southeast of a mountain with a peak of 429 metres (1,407 ft), and at 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) at West of the border Ontario - Quebec.

From the mouth of Icefield Lake, the Laberge River flows over 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi), according to the following segments:

  • 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south, then east, in Rattray Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, to the border of Quebec;
  • 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) in the Rollet sector, the Regional County Municipality (MRC) of Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec;
  • 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the North, crossing Lake Laberge (length: 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi); width: 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi); altitude: 275 metres (902 ft));
  • 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) North to the southern boundary of the Montbillard area of the regional county municipality (RCM) of Rouyn-Noranda;
  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) North in the Montbeillard sector to its mouth.[1]

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

  • 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) Southwest of the Quebec - Ontario border;
  • 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) South of the mouth of the Lac Hébert outlet (confluence with Lake Buies);
  • 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) Northeast of the mouth of Raven Lake (Ontario);
  • 30.8 kilometres (19.1 mi) Northwest of the mouth Larder River (Ontario).

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]

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. "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Laberge River"". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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