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 (connecting La Tuque and Chambord). 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.Open Street Map - Accessed February 10, 2019
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.
Lake Hugh has a length of , a width of and an elevation of . This lake is mainly fed by the outlet of Lake Lavoie, Métabetchouane River, the outlet of Lakes Rocand, Apollon and Esculape, the outlet of the second lake Demuth and Demuth, the outlet of Lake Douve. This lake has a narrowing in its middle because of a peninsula attached to the south shore which stretches to the northwest on one from the other. The Métabetchouane River crosses this lake to the northwest over its entire length.
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.Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and instrumentation of the site - consulted on January 4, 2020.
From the mouth of Lake Hugh, the current follows the course of: 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.
Toponymy The toponym "Lake Hugh" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Hugh - accessed January 04, 2020
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Related articles La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality Lac-Croche, a TNO Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Métabetchouane River Lac Saint-Jean Saguenay River St. Lawrence River List of lakes in Canada