Hugh Lake
The Hugh Lake is a freshwater body crossed by the Métabetchouane River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake is located in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
Lake Hugh is indirectly served by route 155. The forest road R0410 passes north of the lake. A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the purposes of forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of Lake Hugh 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 near Lake Hugh are:- north side: Canuck stream, Métabetchouane River, Métascouac River, Saint-Henri Lake;
- east side: Petit lac Métascouac, Métascouac River, Métascouac South River, Métabetchouane East River;
- south side: Métabetchouane River, Rivière de la Place, Métabetchouane East River;
- west side: Ventadour Lake.
The mouth of Hugh Lake is located at the bottom northwest of the lake, at:
- south of the road bridge of the forest road R0279 which spans the Métabetchouane River;
- east of Ventadour Lake;
- south-east of Grand lac Bostonnais;
- east of the Canadian National railway.
- Métabetchouane River on generally towards the northwest;
- lac Saint-Jean on north-east until la petite Décharge;
- Saguenay River via La Petite Décharge on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.