The American River is a tributary of the Jacquot River flowing in the municipality of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, in the MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Américaine River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
| Municipalities | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Perthius Lake |
| • location | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
| • coordinates | 46°50′22″N 72°03′24″W / 46.83939°N 72.05654°W |
| • elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Mouth | Jacquot River |
• location | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
• coordinates | 46°50′26″N 71°58′51″W / 46.84055°N 71.98083°W |
• elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Length | 11.3 km (7.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 777.39 hectares (1,921.0 acres) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Le Gros Ruisseau (décharge du lac à Théodore), décharge du Lac Praxède, décharge du Lac Écarté. |
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreotourism activities, second.[1]
The surface of the American river (except the rapids zones) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.
Geography edit
The American River originates from Lake Perthuis (length: 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi); altitude 224 metres (735 ft)).[1]
The mouth of this lake is located at:
- 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) northeast of Clair Lake;
- 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) west of the village center of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne;
- 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of the confluence of the Jacquot River and Sainte-Anne River.
From the mouth of Lake Perthuis, the course of the Jacquot River flows over 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) with a drop of 84 metres (276 ft), according to the following segments:
- 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) towards the north-east notably by crossing a small unidentified and marshy lake (altitude 283 metres (928 ft)), collecting the outlet of Lac Écarté (coming from the north-west) then meandering by collecting the discharge from Lake Praxède (coming from the north-west), to Le Gros Ruisseau (coming from the North) which drains Lac à Théode;
- 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) in a serpentine southeast to its mouth.[1]
After several streamers at the bottom of a valley between two mountains, including the mountain at Jeannot, the American river flows in a bend on the southwest bank of the Jacquot River at:
- 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of a curve of the Sainte-Anne River;
- 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) north-west of the village center of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne;
- 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north of the confluence of the Jacquot River and the Sainte-Anne River.
From there, the current descends on 55.0 kilometres (34.2 mi) generally south and southwest following the course of the Sainte-Anne River, until on the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River.[1][2]
Toponymy edit
The toponym "American River" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]
See also edit
References edit
Bibliography edit
- CAPSA (2014). Water master plans of the intervention sectors of the CAPSA management area: Sainte-Anne, Portneuf and La Chevrotière (PDF) (in French). Quebec: CAPSA. p. 691. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2020-01-27.