The Ma Tante River is a tributary of the
Franquelin River, flowing in the township of Franquelin, in the municipality of
Franquelin, in the
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Côte-Nord, in the
province of
Quebec, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
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The surface of this Middle North Shore river is usually frozen from the beginning of November to the end of April, except the rapids; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late November to early April.
Geography
The Ma Tante river takes its source from "Ma Tante lake" (length: ; altitude: ) located in the municipality of Franquelin. This mouth is located at northeast of the mouth of the Ma Tante River.[
From its source, the Ma Tante river flows over with a drop of , in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
* first towards the east crossing a little lake (altitude: ) on ; by collecting the discharge of two lakes including Lac à Duncan, then towards the south, until the discharge of a stream (coming from the northwest);
* to the south in a slightly deep valley, to the outlet (coming from the east) of three lakes including Lac Gauthier;
* first towards the west up to a river elbow corresponding to the discharge of a stream (coming from north), toward south by crossing a small area of marshland, then towards the southwest by crossing a small lake, to its mouth.]Godbout
Godbout is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Godbout River on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Godbout is accessible via Quebec Route 138 and by ferry from Matane.
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* north-east of downtown Baie-Comeau.[
From the mouth of the Ma Tante river, the current descends on the course of the Franquelin river to the north shore of the ]estuary of Saint Lawrence
The estuary of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest esturaries in the world.
Situation
The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It ...
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Toponymy
The acronym "rivière Ma Tante" was attributed to this watercourse in association with the acronym "rivière Mon Oncle" (watercourse located further east) evoking Raymond Côté's uncle, a worker forest. The toponym "Ma Tante River" appears on a 1933 map of the Ontario Paper Company.
The toponym "Ma Tante river" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Ma Tante River
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See also
* 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 .
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* List of rivers of Quebec
References
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Rivers of Côte-Nord
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality