Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest
| Rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brassoit Lake |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| • coordinates | 47°36′46″N 71°34′34″W / 47.61285°N 71.57617°W |
| • elevation | 781 m (2,562 ft) |
| Mouth | Jacques-Cartier River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°29′03″N 71°24′36″W / 47.48417°N 71.41°W |
• elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Length | 41.5 km (25.8 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Ruisseau non identifié, ruisseau non identifié, ruisseau non identifié, décharge du Lac de l'Ange (via le Lac Charles-Savary), décharge des lacs du Cardinal, Anne et Bolo, décharge du lac Keler (via le Lac Achille), Cavée River, décharge du lac Cerné, décharge du lac Lucille (via le lac Boyd), décharge du lac Pauline (via le lac Boyd). |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Décharge de l'Étang Ledoux, décharge de l'Étang Laura, décharge du Rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud, décharge du lac Henri-Mercier, décharge du lac Maguire, décharge des lacs Aigrette et Barbara, décharge du lac Jobin, décharge du lac Beaulieu, décharge du lac Si, décharge du lac Do et Ré, décharge des lacs de la Fraicheur, Judas et Gaston. |
The Jacques-Cartier North-West River is a watercourse tributary of Jacques-Cartier River, located 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 Quebec, Canada. The course of the river passes in particular in the Jacques-Cartier National Park. The main body of water is Petit lac Jacques-Cartier.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest river (except the rapids) 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.