Cook River (Jacques-Cartier River tributary)

Cook River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
Regional County MunicipalityLa Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Unorganized territoryLac-Croche
Physical characteristics
SourceCook Lake
 • locationLac-Croche
 • coordinates47°21′20″N 71°29′20″W / 47.35548°N 71.48884°W / 47.35548; -71.48884
 • elevation730
MouthJacques-Cartier River
 • location
Lac-Croche
 • coordinates
47°18′55″N 71°27′29″W / 47.31528°N 71.45805°W / 47.31528; -71.45805
 • elevation
610 m
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftDischarge of an unidentified lake.
 • rightDischarge of lac Bréboeuf.

The Cook River is a tributary of the Jacques-Cartier River, flowing in Jacques-Cartier National Park, in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada.

The upper part of the Cook River valley is served by secondary forest roads.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.

The surface of the Cook River (except rapids) is generally frozen from early December to late March; safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.