| 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. |
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.