Smith River (Montmorency River tributary)
| Smith River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière de la Décharge (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Saint-Hilaire Lake |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier (unorganized territory) |
| • coordinates | 47°09′06″N 70°58′10″W / 47.15162°N 70.96946°W |
| • elevation | 657 m |
| Mouth | Montmorency River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°08′35″N 71°04′10″W / 47.14306°N 71.06944°W |
• elevation | 374 m |
| Length | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Unidentified stream, unidentified stream, Little Smith River. |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from an unidentified lake, unidentified stream, Smith stream (Bonnet lake outlet), Gagnon stream. |
The Smith River is a tributary of the east bank of the Montmorency River. It flows 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 the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of this valley is served by the Sept Crans road which goes up from the south and bypasses the Mont du Lac Saint-Hilaire; a forest road serves the south bank of the lower part. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second, recreational tourism.
Because of its altitude, the surface of the upper Smith River is generally frozen from late November to early April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The lower part of the river course has a freezing period of about a week less than the upper part. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.