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Vieux-Port Yachting

Rivière Jacques-Cartier in Quebec

River44.7 mi
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Around Rivière Jacques-Cartier

Rapides Déry · 0.9 miRapides Doré · 2.5 mi5 mi

Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rivière Jacques-Cartier is a 44.7 mile river near Vieux-Port Yachting in Quebec. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Jacques-Cartier, En aval du pont du Chemin Gosford (site CEHQ-050801). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1923 to 2026

Rivière Jacques-Cartier typically runs highest in May, at a median 6,039 cfs, and lowest in March, at 607 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,906 cfs, in 1924.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Jacques-Cartier, En aval du pont du Chemin Gosford, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January710597 to 876
February629536 to 727
March607517 to 763
April1,444920 to 2,625
May6,0394,044 to 8,605
June2,3931,749 to 3,391
July1,7231,261 to 2,485
August1,4301,028 to 1,990
September1,4451,044 to 2,141
October1,7801,298 to 2,634
November1,5761,204 to 2,134
December929720 to 1,279

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Jacques-Cartier, En aval du pont du Chemin Gosford (site CEHQ-050801). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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