Saint-Jacques River | |
Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie |
Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name5: | Pont-Rouge, Saint-Basile |
Length: | 7.8km (04.8miles) |
Source1: | Agricultural stream |
Source1 Location: | Pont-Rouge, MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
Source1 Coordinates: | 46.7599°N -71.7363°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 94m (308feet) |
Mouth: | Portneuf River |
Mouth Location: | Saint-Basile |
Mouth Coordinates: | 46.7483°N -71.8067°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 60m (200feet) |
Tributaries Right: | Two unidentified streams. |
The Saint-Jacques River is a tributary of the Portneuf River, flowing in the municipalities of Pont-Rouge and Saint-Basile, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The Saint-Jacques river flows mainly in agricultural areas, the main economic activity in this small valley. Its course crosses a few forest islands.
This small valley is served by the chemin du rang Saint-Jacques (lower part) and the chemin du rang Terrebonne (upper part).[1]
The surface of the Saint-Jacques river (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
The Saint-Jacques river originates in an agricultural area, on the west side of a small hamlet served by rue Germain and by chemin du rang Terrebonne, in Pont-Rouge.
This source is located at:
From its source, the waters of the Saint-Jacques river flow over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Saint-Jacques river flows in a river loop (stretching east) on the east bank of the Portneuf River. This confluence is located upstream of the confluence of the Rivière des Sept Îles. From the mouth of the Saint-Jacques river, the current descends on the Portneuf river, winding south-west through the St. Lawrence plain, to the north shore of St. Lawrence River.[2]
The toponym "Rivière Saint-Jacques" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]