La Petite Rivière is a tributary of the

Gulf of St. Lawrence The Gulf of St. Lawrence () is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about and containing about of water, at an average depth of . ...

, flowing in the municipality of

L'Île-d'Anticosti ; moe, Notiskuan; mic, Natigostec , sobriquet = , image_name = RiviereHuileAnticosti.jpg , image_caption = Salmon fisherman on Rivière à l'Huile , image_map ...

, in the

Minganie Regional County Municipality Minganie is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It includes Anticosti Island. Its seat is Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Havre-Saint-Pierre. It has an area of according to Quebec's ''Ministère des Affaires ...

, in the administrative region of

Côte-Nord Côte-Nord (, ; ; land area ) is the second-largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadous ...

, in

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, in Canada. The main forest road (east–west direction) of Anticosti Island serves the upper part of this valley; it passes between the Lake of the Fourteenth Mile and Lake Simonne. The intermediate part of this valley is served by a forest road (direction es-west). Along the coast, the forest road connects to the east with the forest road network for forestry purposes. Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.

Geography

La Petite Rivière has its source at the Fourteenth Mile Lake (length: ; altitude: ) located in the western part of

Anticosti Island ; moe, Notiskuan; mic, Natigostec , sobriquet = , image_name = RiviereHuileAnticosti.jpg , image_caption = Salmon fisherman on Rivière à l'Huile , image_map ...

. This toponym is based on the fact that it is located at the 14th mile east of the center of the village of Port-Menier. The mouth of this lake surrounded by marshes, is located at the bottom of the southwest bay, at: * northeast of the town center of the village of

Port-Menier Port-Menier, Quebec is a small fishing town located on the western end of Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Anticosti municipality. The port village was built during the late 19th century by French chocolate maker Henri Meni ...

; * south of the north shore of Anticosti Island; * north of the south shore of Anticosti Island. From its source, the Petite Rivière flows south between the

Trois Milles River The rivière Trois Milles (''English: Three Mile River'') is a tributary of Lake Saint-Georges (which is crossed by the Gamache River), flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the admini ...

(located on the west side); and the

Bec-Scie River The rivière Bec-Scie is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada. The ...

(located on the east side). From the mouth of the Fourteenth Mile Lake, its course descends towards the south with a drop of , according to the following segments: * to the south-west relatively in a straight line, first passing under the bridge of the main road (east–west direction) of the island; then by crossing on towards the south the Simonne lake (length: ; altitude: ) or the main plane of water of this valley, up to its mouth. Note: This lake has a peninsula attached to the northeast shore and stretching towards the center of the lake; it is called the Navel to Simonne; * towards the south-east, winding in places, collecting the discharge (coming from the north-east) of a small lake and a stream (coming from the east), until the discharge (from the north-west) of a lake and a marsh area; * towards the south first, winding in a marsh area, until the discharge (coming from the north-west) of a small lake and marsh areas; * first south to a bend in the river, then south-west, and finally south, to its mouth. La Petite Rivière empties onto the south shore of Anticosti Island, at the end of Sarcelles Bay, i.e. west of the mouth of

, at east of the mouth of rivière aux Canards and at east of the village center of Port-Menier. At its mouth, the current of the river flows over the sandstone to about at low tide.

Toponymy

Anticosti Island has two toponyms "La Petite Rivière"; one in the eastern part and the other in the western part. The name of the river appears on a 1955 Consolidated Bathurst Company map; it is used since 1904 and possibly earlier. The toponym was made official on December 5, 1968, in the "Bank of place names" of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - La Petite rivière
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References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

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