Du Lièvre River
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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. There are a number of hydroelectric plants on the river. James Maclaren Industries operates a kraft mill near the mouth of the river.
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