Saint-Henri Lake
The lac Saint-Henri 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.
Lac Saint-Henri is indirectly served by the 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 Saint-Henri 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 Saint-Henri are:- north side: Métabetchouane River, Métascouac Lake, Métabetchouane Lake, Moncouche River;
- east side: Corneillier Lake, Frenette Lake, Métascouac River, Métascouac South River, Métabetchouane East River, Jacques-Cartier Lake, Jacques-Cartier River ;
- south side: rivière de la Place, Métabetchouane River, Métabetchouane East River;
- west side: Ventadour Lake, Lescarbot Lake, Grand Bostonnais River, Aberdeen River.
The mouth of Lac Saint-Henri is located at the far north end of the lake, at:
- south of the road bridge of the forest road R0410;
- east of Ventadour Lake;
- east of Lescarbot Lake;
- west of the course of the Métascouac River;
- east of the Canadian National railway;
- south-west of lac aux Écorces;
- north-east of the center of the village of lac-Édouard;
- south-east of the mouth of the Métabetchouane River, on the south shore of lac Saint-Jean.
- Métabetchouane River on generally towards the northwest;
- lac Saint-Jean on north-east until la petite Décharge;
- Saguenay River via the Petite Décharge on eastwards to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.