Saint-Henri Lake

The lac Saint-Henri is a freswater 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 of Quebec, in Canada]]. This lake is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

For other uses, see Henri and Saint-Henri.
Saint-Henri Lake
Saint-Henri Lake
Location in Quebec
LocationLac-Croche (TNO), La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale
Coordinates47.70889°N 71.92972°W / 47.70889; -71.92972
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflows(clockwise from the mouth) Métabetchouane River (coming from the south-east via Hugh Lake), des ruisseaux riverains, la décharge du lac Desève, la décharge du lac Gagné et la décharge du lac Roublard.
Primary outflowsMétabetchouane River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length7.0 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width1.15 km (0.71 mi)
Surface elevation413 m (1,355 ft)

Lac Saint-Henri is indirectly served by the route 155 (connecting La Tuque and 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[1].

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:

Lac Saint-Henri has a length of 7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi), a width of 1.15 kilometres (0.71 mi) and an altitude of 413 metres (1,355 ft). 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 170 metres (560 ft) one from the other. The Métabetchouane River crosses this lake for 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) to the north.

The mouth of Lac Saint-Henri is located at the far north end of the lake, at:

  • 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) south of the road bridge of the forest road R0410;
  • 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) east of Ventadour Lake;
  • 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi) east of Lescarbot Lake;
  • 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) west of the course of the Métascouac River;
  • 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) east of the Canadian National railway;
  • 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi) south-west of lac aux Écorces;
  • 28.5 kilometres (17.7 mi) north-east of the center of the village of lac-Édouard;
  • 75.8 kilometres (47.1 mi) south-east of the mouth of the Métabetchouane River, on the south shore of lac Saint-Jean[2].

From the mouth of Lac Saint-Henri, the current follows the course of:

Toponymy

The toponym "Lac Saint-Henri" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec[3].

Notes and references
  1. Open Street Map - Accessed January 3, 2020
  2. 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.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Saint-Henri - accessed on January 3rd, 2020

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