The rivière du Pavillon (''English: Pavillon River'') is a tributary of the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of
L'Île-d'Anticosti
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, in the
Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of
Côte-Nord, in
province of
Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of this valley is served by a network of forest roads for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. A road (east–west direction) joins the intermediate part; another road the east side of the lower part.
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Geography
The Pavillon river draws its source from a small lake (altitude: ), located in the south-central part of the island. This lake located on the watershed has two outlets: one towards the west constituting the head of the Vauréal River
Vauréal () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.
French chocolate maker Henri Menier (1853–1913) had a château in ...
; the other to the south constituting the head of the Pavillon river. This source is located in a forest area at:
* north of the south shore of Anticosti Island;
* south of the north shore of Anticosti Island;
* east 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 ...
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From its source, the Rivière du Pavillon descends between the rivière aux Plats (located on the west side) and the Ferrée River (east side). The Pavillon River generally flows south over , with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* towards the south-east, crossing the forest road, to the confluence of the ]Pavillon East River
Pavillon may refer to:
* Le Pavillon Hotel, New Orleans
* Le Pavillon (New York City restaurant), a former New York City restaurant
* Pavillon de Flore, a section of the Palais du Louvre in Paris, France
* Pavillon de Paris, a large concert space ...
(coming from the north);
* towards the south in a coastal plain, collecting two streams (coming from the northeast), to its mouth
Toponymy
This toponymic designation appeared in 1925 in the Dictionary of Rivers and Lakes of the Province of Quebec. This toponym also appears in a volume published in 1904 and in 1924, in the Bulletin de la Société de géographie de Québec.[
The toponym "rivière du Pavillon" was made official on December 5, 1968.][Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière du Pavillon]
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See also
* Honguedo Strait
The Honguedo Strait ( French: ''Détroit d'Honguedo'') is a strait in eastern Quebec, Canada, flowing between Anticosti Island and the Gaspé Peninsula. It is one of the two outlets of the Saint Lawrence River into its estuary, the Gulf of Saint ...
* List of rivers of Quebec
References
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Rivers of Côte-Nord
Anticosti Island
Minganie Regional County Municipality