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The lac Honorine is a freshwater body on the hydrographic side of the Launière River, of the Jacques-Cartier 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, in Quebec, Canada.

Honorine Lake
Honorine Lake
Location in Quebec
LocationLac-Jacques-Cartier (TNO), La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates47.69167°N 71.332221°W / 47.69167; -71.332221
Lake typeNatural
Primary inflows(clockwise from the mouth) Ruisseaux riverains et décharge des lacs Bert et Mongeau
Primary outflowsLaunière River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Surface elevation844 m (2,769 ft)

The area around the lake is indirectly served by the route 175 which passes on the east side. A few secondary forest roads serve this area for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.[1]

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.

The surface of Lake Honorine 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 hydrographic slopes near Lake Honorine are:

Lake Honorine has a length of 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi), a width of 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) and an altitude of 844 metres (2,769 ft). This lake is mainly fed by riparian streams, by the outlet (coming from the northeast) from lakes Berth and Mongeau and by a stream (coming from the southeast). This lake is surrounded by mountains on the east and south sides, whose peaks reach 960 metres (3,150 ft) to the northeast and 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) to the southwest. The dike at the mouth of Lake Honorine is located to the northwest, at:

From the mouth of Lake Honorine, the current follows the course of the Launière River consecutively over generally south, the course of the Jacques-Cartier River on generally towards the south where it merges with the Saint Lawrence River.[2]


Toponymy


The term "Honorine" is a first name of French origin.

The toponym Lac Honorine was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]


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Le lac Honorine est un plan d'eau douce du versant hydrographique de la rivière Launière, de la rivière Jacques-Cartier, dans le territoire non organisé de Lac-Jacques-Cartier, dans la municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) de La Côte-de-Beaupré, dans la région administrative de la Capitale-Nationale, dans la province de Québec, au Canada.



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