The Petite rivière de la Loutre is a watercourse flowing into
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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, flowing in the eastern part of the municipality of
L'Île-d'Anticosti
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, 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 the
province
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of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, in Canada. The course of this river delimits the eastern part of the territory of SÉPAQ Anticosti and the logging zone; the two sections of SÉPAQ Anticosti territory are separated by .
A forest road runs along the valley of this river. Forestry is the main economic activity in the western part of this area; secondly, recreational tourism activities, especially for the eastern part which is part of the SÉPAQ Anticosti.
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Geography
The Petite rivière de la Loutre flows between the rivière aux Loups Marins (located to the east) and the Corbet stream (located to the west).
The Petite rivière de la Loutre draws its source from a very small lake (altitude: ) located in the eastern part of Anticosti Island. This source is located on the southeast side of Lac au Renard (head water body of Rivière au Renard), either at:
* 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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* south of Prinsta Bay, located on the north shore of Anticosti Island;
* north of the south shore of Anticosti Island.[
From its source, the Petite rivière de la Loutre flows on towards the south with a drop of , until its mouth where the current bypasses a small Isle. This mouth is located at the end of a small bay, between Pointe aux Oies (located on the east side) and Pointe de la Croix (located on the west side).]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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Toponymy
The toponym "Petite rivière de la Loutre" was made official on September 12, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Petite rivière de la Loutre
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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 Côte-Nord
Minganie Regional County Municipality
Anticosti Island