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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-du-Laus

★ Val-des-Bois

★ Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette

★ 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.