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the name Winter Huron. From Lake Saint-Charles, they canoeed on the Huron River. It is registered under the name R. des Hurons on the map of Taché published in 1870. They made portages between small lakes to reach the hinterland, where they were engaged in hunting and fishing. They had to negotiate with the Innu and the
Algonquins who already occupied this territory. It was also along this river that the Jesuit path, from Quebec to Lac Saint-Jean, passed in the 17th century.
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Sillery, Île d'Orléans and L'Ancienne-Lorette, they settled in La Jeune-Lorette, the site where the Village-des-Hurons, an Indian reserve now called Wendake, was established. They went up the Saint-Charles River to the lake of the same name, which they still call Lake Huron today; this latter name appears as it is in a report presented in 1829 to the Lower Canada House of Assembly by the surveyor John Adams and James P. Baby.
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In addition, in
Stanislas Drapeau's (1863), in the Dictionary of rivers and lakes of the province of Quebec (1914), on the map of the Laurentians park of 1942, the form Huron River is used. As early as 1795, on Jeremiah MacCarthy's The Seigniory of Charlebourg map, this watercourse was designated by
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The toponym "Rivière des Hurons" evokes the memory of the establishment of the Huron community north of Quebec. The Hurons (Wendats), driven from the
Ontario peninsula in 1651 by war, famine and epidemics, came to settle in the Quebec region, with the Jesuits who had evangelized them. After having
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Land use in the Huron River sub-basin is primarily forest. The majority of the territory is in its natural state and you can see remarkable landscapes there. The physical characteristics of the environment favor increased erosion of the banks and certain places are particularly affected. The human
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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
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This route was then used for the first settlements in the township of
Stoneham, of which it became the main communication route. It was also used by travelers until the construction in 1953 of Route 175, which runs parallel to the Huron River for about 25 km.
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From this confluence, the current crosses Lake Saint-Charles on 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) towards the south-east, then descends on 33.8 kilometres (21.0 mi) generally towards the south-east and the north-east, following the course of the
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presence is mainly marked by some low-density urban developments and significant recreational tourism infrastructure, notably a golf club and an alpine ski center, the
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From its source, the Huron River flows over 29.5 kilometres (18.3 mi), with a drop of 507 metres (1,663 ft), according to the following segments:
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2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) south-west in a deep valley, to the outlet (coming from the north) of Lac Dubrin;
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2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south in a flared valley crossing a small lake, up to a bend in the river;
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has an area of approximately 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi). This includes the
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239:71°23′28″W
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