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

Laberge
Laberge River is located in Quebec
Laberge River
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 / 47.97194°N 79.53250°W / 47.97194; -79.53250
 • elevation290 m (950 ft)
MouthLac Buies
 • location
Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec
 • coordinates
48°00′34″N 79°30′07″W / 48.00944°N 79.50194°W / 48.00944; -79.50194
 • 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

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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:

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

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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

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  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.

See also

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