Rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud
| Rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Petit lac Jacques-Cartier |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| • coordinates | 47°24′40″N 71°30′46″W / 47.41119°N 71.51265°W |
| • elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Mouth | Jacques-Cartier River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°24′26″N 71°31′48″W / 47.40722°N 71.53°W |
• elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Length | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ruisseau non identifié. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Décharge du lac Saint-Hilaire, décharge du Lac de l'Écuyer. |
The Jacques-Cartier South River is a tributary of the rivière Jacques-Cartier Nord-Ouest, 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 head water is Petit lac Jacques-Cartier.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the "rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud" (except the rapids zones) 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.