Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality: in the municipality of Saint-Irénée.
The southern part of this small valley is accessible by rue Principale de Saint-Irénée and chemin du rang Saint-Pierre, which pass on the east side. The intermediate part is served by the rang Saint-Pierre road which first passes north of the river; then on the south side going west. The upper part is served by a forest road which passes on the north side of the river. Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Jean-Noël River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
Geography
The Jean-Noël river takes its source from a small lake located on the north side of Chemin de Saint-Hilarion, in an agricultural area. This small lake is located at:
south of the village center of Saint-Hilarion;
north-west of Baie des Éboulements on the north-west bank of the St. Lawrence River;
From this source, the course of the Jean-Noël river descends on, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
towards the east by forming a large loop towards the south-east, until the discharge of an unidentified lake;
towards the east by forming a curve towards the south and collecting a stream, up to a stream whose l 'mouth is located on the north side of Chemin Saint-Nicolas;
to the north, forming small streamers, until the confluence of the rivière du Premier Rang ;
towards the northeast, winding heavily at the start of the segment, collecting a stream, up to the outlet d 'a set of small lakes;
towards the north-east by forming two loops towards the south, by collecting the outlet of Lac de la Tourelle, by cutting the path of the 1st range, by collecting a stream forming a loop towards the south along the chemin du rang Saint-Nicolas, to another stream ;
towards the north-east, crossing almost continuously crossing rapids, until the confluence of the rivière Jean-Noël Nord-Est ;
eastward in a deep valley, crossing several series of rapids, crossing the route 362 and cutting the railway which runs along the shore of the St. Lawrence River, to its mouth.
The Jean-Noël river flows on the northwest shore of the Estuary of Saint Lawrence, in the heart of the village of Saint-Irénée. This mouth is located at:
north-east of the center of the village of Saint-Hilarion.
Toponymy
This toponym evokes the first name of one of the pioneers of Saint-Irénée. The toponym "Rivière Jean-Noël" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
