Huard River
The Huard River is a tributary of the Ha! Ha! River, Flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The Huard River valley is served mainly by the route 381 which runs along the course of the Ha! Ha! River and Lake Ha! Ha! for the needs of forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Huard River is  usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. Geography. The main watersheds adjacent to the Huard River are: The Huard River originates from a mountain stream (altitude: in a deep valley. This source is located at: From its source, the course of the Huard River flows over according to the following segments: The Huard River flows into a small bay on the west shore of Lake Ha! Ha!. This mouth is located at: From the confluence of the Huard River, the  current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on generally towards the northeast, crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! on towards the northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River on in the east until Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. Toponymy. The toponym "Huard River" was formalized on September 26, 1997, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.