Launière River
The Launière River is a tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River, flowing in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
| Launière River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Honorine Lake |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| • coordinates | 47.70185°N 71.33902°W |
| • elevation | 844 m (2,769 ft) |
| Mouth | Jacques-Cartier River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47.46555°N 71.40583°W |
• elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Length | 35.5 km (22.1 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Rivière du Milieu, décharge du Lac de la Poule d'Eau, décharge du Lac La Giroflée. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Décharge du Lac Moroleau, décharge du lac Dorothy, décharge du Lac Frank, décharge des lacs Éthier et Arnaudeau, décharge du Lac Parfait, décharge du Lac Gigault, décharge du Lac du Busard, décharge des lac Marois, Dubé et Frazie, décharge du lac Rectangle, décharge du Lac Poudrette. |
This watercourse is located in the south center of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This valley is indirectly accessible by the Antonio-Talbot road. Secondary forest roads serve the sector for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
The surface of the Launière River (except the rapids zones) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.
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