Du Lièvre River

Coordinates: 45°31′25″N 75°25′50″W / 45.52361°N 75.43056°W / 45.52361; -75.43056

Du Lièvre River (Rivière du Lièvre)
Hare River
Du Lièvre River at Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides, Outaouais
Source	Laurentian Mountains
Mouth	Ottawa River
- location	Masson, Outaouais
- coordinates	45°31′25″N 75°25′50″W / 45.52361°N 75.43056°W / 45.52361; -75.43056
Length	330 km (210 mi)
Basin	10,400 km2 (4,000 sq mi)

The du Lièvre River (Rivière du Lièvre in French) is a river in western Quebec which flows south from the Mitchinamécus reservoir and empties into the Ottawa River at Masson-Angers. The river is 330 km in length and drains an area of 10,400 km². The river's name comes from the French word for hare.

Tributaries of this river include the:

• Mitchinamécus River
• Kiamika River

The river flows through the communities of:

• Mont-Laurier
• Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain
• Notre-Dame-du-Laus
• Val-des-Bois
• Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
• Glen Almond (municipality L'Ange-Gardien)
• Buckingham now part of Gatineau

At one time, the river was used to transport logs downstream to sawmills located near the river's mouth. In 1928, a paper mill was built near the mouth of the river. On December 18, 1998, this mill was bought from Industries James Maclaren Inc. by private investors and became Papier Masson Ltee. In turn, the White Birch Paper Company bought it in January 2006.^[1][2]

There are a number of hydroelectric plants on the river.

References

1. ^ Papier Masson ltd History
2. ^ White Birch Paper Company announces completion of acquisition of Papier Masson Ltee