Rieutard Lake

Lac Rieutard is a freshwater body from the watershed of the Jacques-Cartier River, and sub-basins of the Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest and Cavée River, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The area around the lake is served by a secondary forest road which passes on the east side.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. Lac Rieutard is located in the heart of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
The surface of Rieutard Lake is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds near Lake Rieutard are:

north side: Franchère Lake, Germain lake, Joyal stream;
east side: Côte l'Enfer stream, Jacques-Cartier River;
south side: Cavée River, Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest;
west side: rivière aux Écorces du Milieu.

The "Lac Rieutard" has a length of, a width of and an altitude of. In addition to the discharge of a group of lakes, this lake is also fed by five riparian streams. It has three small islands. The mouth of Rieutard Lake is located to the southeast, at:

North of the confluence of the Cavée River and the rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest;
north-west of the confluence of the rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest and the Jacques-Cartier River;
north of the confluence of the Jacques-Cartier River and Saint-Laurent river.

From the mouth of Rieutard Lake, the current follows the course of the Cavée River consecutively over to the south, the course of the rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest on generally west, then north, the course of the Jacques-Cartier River on generally south, to Donnacona where it merges with the Estuary of Saint Lawrence.

Toponymy

The term "Rieutard" constitutes a family name of French origin. In history, this patronym has spread particularly in France and Louisiana.
The Bulletin of Historical Research, vol. XVIII, 1912, page 3, published: "Doctors Rieutord Père et Fils On the Nancy in the harbor of Quebec, in 1759, was a Gascon. Jean-Baptiste Rieutord, surgeon, from Grammont. He came, without suspecting that the country would soon pass to England, to settle in Canada. He settled in Baie Saint-Paul where he married in 1758, a young and valiant Canadian, Pélagie Perron, nineteen years old. From there, he went to Château-Richer where he raised his family... "
The toponym "Lac Rieutard" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.