The rivière Méchant Pouce (''in English: Bad Tumb River'') flows in the municipalities of
Saint-Marcel (MRC of
L'Islet Regional County Municipality
L'Islet is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
Geography Adjacent counties and municipalities
* Kamouraska Regional County Municipality – northeast
* A ...
) and
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton (MRC de
Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Montmagny is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Montmagny is the seat. Its neighbouring RCMs are Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and L'Islet.
This area was named after Charles de Montmagny ...
), in the administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
, in
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river forms the head of the
Bras Saint-Nicolas
The Bras Saint-Nicolas (''in English: Saint-Nicolas Arm'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bras Saint-Nicolas flows in the munic ...
which flows north-west, then south-west, to flow onto the south-east bank of the
rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
; the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the
St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
.
Geography
The main neighboring
watersheds of the Méchant Pouce river are:
* north side:
Bras Saint-Nicolas
The Bras Saint-Nicolas (''in English: Saint-Nicolas Arm'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bras Saint-Nicolas flows in the munic ...
;
* east side:
Bras d'Apic, outlet of the Lac des Roches;
* south side: Fortin stream;
* west side:
Cloutier River
The Cloutier river (''in French: rivière Cloutier'') flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Cap-Saint-Ignace, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Ap ...
, Fortin stream.
The Méchant Pouce river takes its source from mountain streams, north-west of Violon Lake (altitude: ), in the
Notre Dame Mountains
The Notre Dame Mountains are a portion of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec to the Green Mountains of Vermont.
The range runs from northeast to southwest, forming the southern edge of the St. Lawrence River ...
. Violon Lake straddles the townships of
Arago Saint-Marcel and
Patton
George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a General (United States), general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Mediterranean Theater ...
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. Rather, this lake is drained by the
Rocheuse River (hydrographic slope of the
Great Noire River).
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From its source, the Méchant Pouce river flows over , divided into the following segments:
* west in Saint-Marcel, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton;
* northwesterly, to the northern limit of the township of Patton;
* towards the north-west, crossing an area of marshes, up to the route de l'Esperance;
* north-west, up to its confluence.]Bras Saint-Nicolas
The Bras Saint-Nicolas (''in English: Saint-Nicolas Arm'') is a tributary of the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny), which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.
The Bras Saint-Nicolas flows in the munic ...
which flows north-west, then south-west to flow on the south-east bank of rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
The rivière du Sud (''English: River of the South'') is a tributary of the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. This watercourse flows in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivièr ...
. The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river is located in the hamlet of L'Espérance.[
]
Toponymy
This unusual name appears on a map of the township of Bourdages, drawn up in 1876.
The toponym Rivière Méchant Pouce was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Méchant Pouce
List of bridges
See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
References
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Rivers of Chaudière-Appalaches
L'Islet Regional County Municipality
Montmagny Regional County Municipality