The Jacob River is a tributary of the north shore of the
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
flowing generally southward successively into
zec du Lac-au-Sable into the unorganized territory of
Mont-Élie, in the city of
La Malbaie and in the city of
Clermont at the end of the course, in
Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in
Quebec
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With a difference of , the Jacob River flows southerly in a forest zone between the
Snigole River
The Snigole River is a tributary of the north shore of the Malbaie River flowing generally to the south, especially in the zec du Lac-au-Sable in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, then in the territory of Clermont at the end of the route, ...
(West side) and the
Comporté River (East side). After several rounds of rapids, waterfalls and falls in the forest area, the Jacob River flows into the
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
in front of downtown
Clermont.
This small forest valley is mostly accessible in its lower part by the Marais road which goes to the North, and in its upper part by a secondary forest road serving the west bank of the river. Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of this stream is generally frozen from mid-December to late-March. Nevertheless, safe ice traffic is generally from late December to mid-March.
Geography
The Jacob River has its source at Jacob Lake (length: , altitude: ) located in
Zec du Lac-au-Sable. This wild lake is located in a small forest valley (in the north-south axis). This lake is enclosed by mountains with a peak of in the east, in the southwest, and another of to the northwest. A stream on the north shore of this lake drains a small valley. Hydro-Québec high-voltage lines (north-south direction) pass on the west side of the lake.
From the dam at the outlet of Jacob Lake, the current flows southward along the following segments:
* to the south in elevation of crossing several series of rapids and waterfalls, first in the unorganized territory of
Mont-Élie then in the territory of the town of
La Malbaie, until the first bridge of the Chemin des Marais;
* to the south crossing several series of rapids and waterfalls, and entering the territory of
Clermont, to the second bridge of the "chemin des Marais";
* to the south, crossing several series of rapids and waterfalls, to the Lac des Lacs bridge;
* to the south passing through agricultural and industrial territory, and passing under the railway bridge, until its confluence with the
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
.
For regulatory purposes, a low-capacity dam owned by the Government of Quebec was erected on the Jacob River upstream of the mouth of the Jacob River. The concrete-gravity type structure with a height of and a length of was built in 1938.
The confluence of the Jacob River is located opposite a municipal park in downtown
Clermont, at downstream of the dam which creates a widening of the
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
and a hundred meters upstream from the railway bridge over the
Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
in downtown
Clermont.
Toponymy
The term "Jacob" refers to the memory of a former owner of a lot of land around Lake Jacob. According to the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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, four mills were built and operated along its route: two saw mills, a flour mill and a wool card mill.
The name "Jacob River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
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Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: Jacob River
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See also
* Zec du Lac-au-Sable, a controlled harvesting zone
* Mount-Élie, unorganized territory
* Clermont, a municipality
* La Malbaie, a city
* Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
, a watercourse
* List of rivers of Quebec
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*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
Notes and references
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Rivers of Capitale-Nationale