Americaine River

Américaine River
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″N72°03′24″W / 46.83939°N 72.05654°W / 46.83939; -72.05654
• elevation	224 m (735 ft)
Mouth	Jacquot River
• location	Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
• coordinates	46°50′26″N71°58′51″W / 46.84055°N 71.98083°W / 46.84055; -71.98083 Coordinates: 46°50′26″N71°58′51″W / 46.84055°N 71.98083°W / 46.84055; -71.98083
• 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.

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.

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

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

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

• Canada portal

• Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne
• Portneuf Regional County Municipality
• Jacquot River
• Sainte-Anne River
• List of rivers of Quebec

References

1. Atlas of Canada - Canadian Department of Natural Resources - American River
2. Jacquot
3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Américaine"

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

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• CAPSA