Métascouac River
| Métascouac River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier Lac-Croche |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac Goulet |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| • coordinates | 47°46′22″N 71°49′45″W / 47.77284°N 71.82907°W |
| • elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Mouth | Petit lac Métascouac (going to Métabetchouane River) |
• location | Lac-Croche |
• coordinates | 47°40′29″N 71°50′18″W / 47.67472°N 71.83833°W |
• elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) |
| Length | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lac-Croche |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) Métascouac South River, ruisseau Canuck, discharge of lac Blanchette. |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) Discharge of lac Dejeté, unidentified stream, discharge of lakes des Néréides, Thétis, Goizel, Berthiaume and Métascouac. |
The Métascouac River is a tributary of the east bank of the Métabetchouane River (via the Petit lac Métascouac), flowing in the central west part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river crosses the regional county municipalities of:
- La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality: unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier;
- La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality: unorganized territory of Lac-Croche.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Métascouac River (except the rapids zones) is usually frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March.