The rivière aux Cailloux (''English: Pebble River'') is a tributary of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence, 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.
It has an area of according to Quebec's ''Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et ...
, in the administrative region of
North Shore, in
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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 the intermediate part (from Lac aux Cailloux, going south) of this watercourse delimits the western zone of SÉPAQ Anticosti.
The main forest road (east-west) of Anticosti Island serves the upper part of this valley. Secondary roads connect to this main road, as well as westward to a forest road network for forestry purposes.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.
[
]
Geography
The Rivière aux Cailloux draws its source from Lac Noël (length: ; altitude: ) located in the center-west of Anticosti Island
; moe, Notiskuan; mic, Natigostec
, sobriquet =
, image_name = RiviereHuileAnticosti.jpg
, image_caption = Salmon fisherman on Rivière à l'Huile
, image_map ...
. This lake is surrounded by marshes. The mouth of Lac Noël is located 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 Rivière aux Cailloux flows south between the Sainte-Marie River (located on the west side) and the ]Sainte-Anne River
The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of:
* Capitale-Nationale: ...
(located on the east side). Its course descends on towards the south with a drop of , according to the following segments:
Upper part of the Rivière aux Cailloux (segment of )
* first south through a narrow area of marsh to Lake Lejeune (length: ; altitude: ) that it crosses on towards the southwest;
* towards the south passing under the bridge of the main road (east–west direction) of the island, collecting two streams (coming from the north-east), up to a bend river; by forming a hook towards the south-west, up to a bend in the river;
* towards the south-east, collecting two streams (coming from the north-east), up to a bend in the river; by turning towards the southwest, then forming a loop towards the north where it collects a stream (coming from the north), to the north shore of Lac aux Cailloux;
Lower part of Rivière aux Cailloux (segment of )
* towards the south, crossing first the lac aux Cailloux (length: ; altitude: ), relatively straight line, collecting the discharge (coming from the northeast) of Lac Perdu, and collecting a stream (coming from the northeast), to the southern part of the SÉPAQ territory. Note: From halfway through Lac aux Cailloux, the course of Rivière aux Cailloux delimits the western part of SÉPAQ Anticosti;
* towards the south, first by collecting the discharge (coming from the west) of Petit lac aux Cailloux, up to its mouth.
Toponymy
This toponymic designation appears in the 1904 book, entitled "Monographie de l'Île Anticosti". This toponym also appears on a 1955 map of the Consolidated Bathurst company.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Cailloux]
/ref>
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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cailloux, rivière aux
Rivers of Côte-Nord
Minganie Regional County Municipality