The Rivière Jacquot is a tributary of the
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: ...
flowing in the municipalities of
Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf and
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC
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, ...
, in the administrative region of
Capitale-Nationale
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, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The upper part of the river is mainly served by the
route 367 (chemin du rang Saint-Paul), by the chemin du rang Saint-Jacques and the chemin du rang Saint-Georges.
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The main economic activities in the sector are forestry and agricultural activities.][Jacquot]
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The surface of the Jacquot River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March.
Geography
The Jacquot River originates from Lac Simon (length: ; altitude ). The north shore of this lake has a resort vocation, located in a forest area in the northwestern part of the municipality of Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf.[
The mouth of this lake is located at:
* south-west of the center of the hamlet Allen's Mill;
* north-west of the village center of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne;
* south-west of the village center of Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf.
From its source, the course of the Jacquot River flows over with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* towards the northeast, in particular by crossing the Lac de l'Oasis (length: ; altitude ) up to its mouth. Note: Lac de l'Oasis receives on the north side the black stream which drains in particular Lac à l'Ours, Lac en Coeur and Lac Bleu;
* first towards the east, in particular by crossing the route 367 (chemin du rang Saint-Paul) and collecting Fontaine stream (coming from the south), then branching south-east to go around the mountain, to the confluence (coming from the north) of the Rondeau River;
* to the south by collecting a stream (coming from the northwest), up to the Green stream (coming from the east);
* to the south, branching west, to the outlet (coming from the northwest) of the Castor lakes;
* to the south, forming several streamers at the end of the segment, up to the confluence (coming from the west) of the ]American river
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* to the south, forming a few large streamers at the end of the segment, to its mouth.[index.html Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Jacquot River]
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The slope of the river is and is relatively constant along the river.[.]
After having cut the chemin du rang Saint-Georges, the Jacquot river flows on the northwest bank of the 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: ...
at downstream from the Cascades bridge. From there, the current descends on generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne river, to the northwest bank 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 ...
.[
The use of the soil near the river is mainly forest and agricultural.]
Toponymy
The toponym ''Rivière Jacquot'' 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 Jacquot"]
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See also
* Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf
* 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, ...
* Rondeau River
* American River
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* Sainte-Anne
* 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
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Rivers of Capitale-Nationale