| Smith River | |
|---|---|
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| 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.[1]
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.