Saint-Jacques River (Portneuf River tributary)


The Saint-Jacques River is a tributary of the Portneuf River, flowing in the municipalities of Pont-Rouge and Saint-Basile, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
The Saint-Jacques river flows mainly in agricultural areas, the main economic activity in this small valley. Its course crosses a few forest islands.
This small valley is served by the chemin du rang Saint-Jacques and the chemin du rang Terrebonne.
The surface of the Saint-Jacques river is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Saint-Jacques river originates in an agricultural area, on the west side of a small hamlet served by rue Germain and by chemin du rang Terrebonne, in Pont-Rouge.
This source is located at:
From its source, the waters of the Saint-Jacques river flow over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Saint-Jacques river flows in a river loop on the east bank of the Portneuf River. This confluence is located upstream of the confluence of the Rivière des Sept Îles. From the mouth of the Saint-Jacques river, the current descends on the Portneuf river, winding south-west through the St. Lawrence plain, to the north shore of St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Saint-Jacques" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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