The rivière aux Graines (''English: Seed River'') is a tributary of the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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, flowing in 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
North Shore, in
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.
A network of secondary forest roads serves this small valley and is linked to the road which runs along the southern coast of the island.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this area.
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Geography
The rivière aux Graines draws its source from a marsh area (altitude: ) located in the western part of Anticosti Island
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.Bec-Scie River
The rivière Bec-Scie is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
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(located on the east side). Its course descends on towards the south with a drop of , recovering two streams (coming from a marsh area in the west) and crossing a marsh area Bec-Scie River
The rivière Bec-Scie is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
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and east of the center of the village of Port-Menier. At its mouth, the current of the river flows to about at low tide in the sandstone.
Toponymy
The toponymic designation appeared in 1955 on a geographic map used by the Consolidated Bathurst logging company. This toponym was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Graines](_blank)
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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
Anticosti Island
Minganie Regional County Municipality