| Jacquot River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf and Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
| Length: | 22.4km (13.9miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
| Source1: | Simon Lake |
| Source1 Location: | Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 46.9024°N -72.0355°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 173m (568feet) |
| Mouth: | Sainte-Anne River |
| Mouth Location: | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.8103°N -72°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 140m (460feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (Upward from the mouth) Ruisseau non identifié, ruisseau Vert, Rondeau River, ruisseau Noir. |
| Tributaries Right: | (Upward from the mouth) Americaine River, décharge des Lacs du Castor, ruisseau non identifié, ruisseau Fontaine. |
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-Nationale, in Quebec, 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.
The main economic activities in the sector are forestry and agricultural activities.[1]
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.
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:
From its source, the course of the Jacquot River flows over with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The slope of the river is and is relatively constant along the river.[3]
After having cut the chemin du rang Saint-Georges, the Jacquot river flows on the northwest bank of the Sainte-Anne River 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.[1]
The use of the soil near the river is mainly forest and agricultural.[3]
The toponym Rivière Jacquot was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]