Rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud

Rivière Jacques-Cartier Sud
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityLa Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
Unorganized territoryLac-Jacques-Cartier
Physical characteristics
SourcePetit lac Jacques-Cartier
  locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
  coordinates47°24′40″N 71°30′46″W / 47.41119°N 71.51265°W / 47.41119; -71.51265
  elevation674 m (2,211 ft)
MouthJacques-Cartier River
  location
Lac-Jacques-Cartier
  coordinates
47°24′26″N 71°31′48″W / 47.40722°N 71.53°W / 47.40722; -71.53
  elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Length6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Discharge 
  locationLac-Jacques-Cartier
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftRuisseau 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.