The American River is a tributary of the
Jacquot River
The Rivière Jacquot is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf and Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale- ...
flowing in the municipality of
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC
Portneuf Regional County Municipality
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, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale
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, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second.
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The surface of the American river (except the rapids zones) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.
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Geography
The American River originates from Lake Perthuis (length: ; altitude ).[
The mouth of this lake is located at:
* northeast of Clair Lake;
* west of the village center of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne;
* north-west of the confluence of the ]Jacquot River
The Rivière Jacquot is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf and Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale- ...
and Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
.
From the mouth of Lake Perthuis, the course of the Jacquot River
The Rivière Jacquot is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf and Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale- ...
flows over with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* towards the north-east notably by crossing a small unidentified and marshy lake (altitude ), collecting the outlet of Lac Écarté (coming from the north-west) then meandering by collecting the discharge from Lake Praxède (coming from the north-west), to Le Gros Ruisseau (coming from the North) which drains Lac à Théode;
* in a serpentine southeast to its mouth.[Atlas of Canada - Canadian Department of Natural Resources - American River]
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After several streamers at the bottom of a valley between two mountains, including the mountain at Jeannot, the American river flows in a bend on the southwest bank of the Jacquot River at:
* west of a curve of the Sainte-Anne River;
* north-west of the village center of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne;
* north of the confluence of the Jacquot River and the Sainte-Anne River.
From there, the current descends on generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne River, until on the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
.[Jacquot]
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Toponymy
The toponym "American River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Américaine"]
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See also
* Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
* Portneuf Regional County Municipality
Portneuf is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec, Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: nine cities, seven municipalities, ...
* Jacquot River
The Rivière Jacquot is a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf and Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale- ...
* Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*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 ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
* {{url, http://www.capsa-org.com/, CAPSA
Rivers of Capitale-Nationale