Rivière des Hurons (Saint-Charles Lake)
| Rivière des Hurons | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| MRC | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two mountain streams |
| • location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
| • coordinates | 47°05′17″N 71°13′55″W / 47.08806°N 71.23194°W |
| • elevation | 659 |
| Mouth | Saint-Charles Lake |
• location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
• coordinates | 47°57′13″N 71°23′28″W / 47.95361°N 71.39111°W |
• elevation | 152 m |
| Length | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) discharge from an unidentified lake, three unidentified streams, mountain stream, Turgeon River, three mountain streams. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Durand brook, Hibou River, Noire River, outlet of Lac à la Loutre, outlet of an unidentified lake, outlet of a small unidentified lake. |
The rivière des Hurons (English: Hurons's River) is a river flowing in the heart of the municipality of Cantons-unis de Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, located north of Quebec (city), in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in province from Quebec, to Canada.
This watercourse turns out to be the most important tributary of Saint-Charles Lake which constitutes one of the drinking water reserves of the city of Quebec.
The Hurons river valley is mainly served by the Grande-Ligne road (on the northwest shore), the route 175, the Saint-Edmond road, the Talbot boulevard, first Avenue and Lepire Road.
The surface of the Huron 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; the spring flood occurs in March or April.