The Cook River is a tributary of the
Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
, flowing in
Jacques-Cartier National Park, in the unorganized territory of
Lac-Croche, in the
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
Subdi ...
, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale
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, in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
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The upper part of the Cook River valley is served by secondary forest roads.][Open Street Map - Accessed February 1, 2020]
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Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
Geography
The main watersheds adjacent to the Cook River are:
* north side: Petit lac Jacques-Cartier, rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest
The Jacques-Cartier North-West River is a watercourse tributary of Jacques-Cartier River, located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capit ...
, Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
;
* east side: Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
;
* south side: Chézine River, North Chézine River;
* west side: Batiscan Lake.
The Cook River rises at Cook Lake (length: ; altitude: ). From the mouth of Cook Lake, the course of the Cook River descends over according to the following segments:
* south-east, to the outlet (coming from the west) of Lac Bréboeuf;
* south-east in a deep valley, to its mouth.[Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Cook River - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application]
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The Cook River flows onto the west bank of the Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
in an area of rapids. From this confluence, the current descends on generally towards the south following the course of the Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
which flows on the northwest bank of the Saint 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, connectin ...
.
Toponymy
The term Cook is a family name of English origin.
The Cook River toponym was formalized on November 7, 1985 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Cook](_blank)
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See also
* Lac-Croche, an unorganized territory
* La Jacques-Cartier, a MRC
* Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
* Jacques-Cartier National Park
* 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 ...
Notes and references
Bibliography
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Rivers of Capitale-Nationale
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality