| Jaune River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Acton Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Roxton Falls and Acton Vale |
| Length: | 18.8km (11.7miles) |
| Source1: | 8e rang de Roxton Falls |
| Source1 Location: | Saint-Théodore-d'Acton |
| Source1 Elevation: | 199 |
| Mouth: | Yamaska River |
| Mouth Location: | Acton Vale |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.6064°N -72.5558°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 72 m |
| River System: | Saint Lawrence River |
| Basin Size: | NaNkm2 |
| Tributaries Right: | ruisseau Maheu |
The Yellow River is a tributary of the Noire River. It flows in the municipalities of Roxton Falls and Acton Vale, in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the Yellow River are:
The Yellow River draws its sources in 8e rang north of a marsh area located southeast of the village of Roxton Falls and northwest of the village of Valcourt.
Its course flows to the northwest, especially in agricultural areas, sometimes crossing forest areas. Its course runs east of the village of Roxton Falls. From the head zone, the Yellow River flows 6.2 km northwest to Chemin de Béthanie. Then the river flows 6.8 km west in an agricultural area to the route 222 which it crosses 1.7 km northeast of the center of Roxton Falls. Then, the river continues on 5.8 km towards the northwest by winding in agricultural zone until its mouth.
The Yellow River flows in a bend on the east bank of the Noire River (Yamaska River tributary) to Acton Vale, 2.4 km south of the railway crossing the village from Acton Vale, 2.3 km north of the village center of Roxton Falls, 0.9 km west of route 139, 0.9 km south from Place-Lavallée and 2.3 km upstream from Île aux Pins.[1]
The toponym "Rivière Jaune" was officially registered on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]