| Petite rivière Smith | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name4: | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Unorganized Territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Jacques Cartier |
| Length: | 2.8km (01.7miles) |
| Source1: | Confluence of two forested streams |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Jacques Cartier |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.1664°N -71.0233°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 610 m |
| Mouth: | Smith River |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Jacques Cartier |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.1486°N -71.0142°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 547 m |
The Petite rivière Smith (English: Little Smith River) is a tributary of the northwest shore of the Smith River. This stream flows in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This small forest valley is served by a forest that goes from south to north by the east bank. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second, recreational tourism.
Because of its altitude, the surface of "Petite rivière Smith" is generally frozen from late November to early April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
The "Petite rivière Smith" rises at the confluence of two forest streams (altitude:) in the forest area. This source is located between two mountains in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, at:
From it source, the Petite rivière Smith descends on in the forest zone, with a drop of according to the following segments:
From the confluence of "Petite rivière Smith", the current descends the Smith River on southwest, then on generally south along the course of the Montmorency river, to the northwest bank of the Saint-Laurent river.[1]
The toponym "Petite rivière Smith" is linked to its main stream, the "Smith River".
The toponym "Petite rivière Smith" was formalized on November 1, 1988 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]