The rivière aux Rats (''English: Rats 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.
It has an area of according to Quebec's ''Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et ...
, 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
province
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of
Quebec
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, in Canada.
A forest road (north–south direction) serves the area between the Rats river and the Chicotte river. This road connects the
Grand-Lac-Salé Ecological Reserve to the south, and the main road passing through the center-north of the island.
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Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, in particular hunting and fishing.][Geonames Map - Rivière aux Rats]
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Geography
The Rats River has its source at the confluence of two mountain streams (altitude: ), located in the south-central part of the island. This source is located in a forest area at:
* to the southwest of the course of the Chicotte River;
* 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 the north shore of Anticosti Island
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* northeast of the south shore of Anticosti Island.[
From its source, the Rats River flows on with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* to the south, curving to the west, collecting two streams (coming from the northeast) and one stream (coming from the northwest), to the discharge (coming from the east) of a lake;
* first south collecting a stream (coming from the northwest), curving to the southeast, then collecting a stream (coming from the north), until a bend in the river, corresponding to a stream (coming from the north);
* towards the southwest, passing under the forest road bridge that runs along the southern coast of Anticosti Island, and forming a small hook to the north, until its mouth.]gulf of Saint Lawrence
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. This confluence is located at:
* west of Pointe des Morts;
* west of the mouth of the Chicotte River;
* east of the mouth of the Galiote River;
* east of the center of the village of Port-Menier.
Toponymy
This toponymic designation appeared in 1955 on a map of the Consolidated Bathurst company.
The toponym "rivière aux Rats" was made official on September 12, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Rats]
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Lac-Salé Ecological Reserve
In 1991, the Quebec government established the "Lac-Salé Ecological Reserve" covering approximately 7000 hectares. Briefly, this reserve was delimited by the middle of the rivière du Brick from its confluence with the Honguedo Strait, going up the river to latitude 5,468,000 m N; thence, easterly, to the center of the Chicotte River; then south following the center of the latter river, until its confluence with the Honguedo Strait.[Gazette officielle du Québec, October 30, 1991, part 2 (no. 44).]
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