The rivière Méchant Pouce (in English: Bad Tumb River) flows in the municipalities of Saint-Marcel (MRC of L'Islet Regional County Municipality) and Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton (MRC de Montmagny Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Méchant Pouce River
Méchant Pouce River is located in Quebec
Méchant Pouce River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCMontmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceMountainous area of Côte-du-Sud
 • locationSaint-Marcel
 • coordinates46°53′24″N 70°10′45″W / 46.890009°N 70.179173°W / 46.890009; -70.179173
 • elevation442 metres (1,450 ft)
Mouthrivière du Sud (Montmagny)
 • location
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton
 • coordinates
46°54′58″N 70°15′11″W / 46.91611°N 70.25305°W / 46.91611; -70.25305
 • elevation
361 metres (1,184 ft)
Length8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river forms the head of the Bras Saint-Nicolas which flows north-west, then south-west, to flow onto the south-east bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Méchant Pouce river are:

The Méchant Pouce river takes its source from mountain streams, north-west of Violon Lake (altitude: 426 metres (1,398 ft)), in the Notre Dame Mountains. Violon Lake straddles the townships of Arago Saint-Marcel and Patton Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. Rather, this lake is drained by the Rocheuse River (hydrographic slope of the Great Noire River).[1]

From its source, the Méchant Pouce river flows over 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi), divided into the following segments:

  • 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) west in Saint-Marcel, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton;
  • 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northwesterly, to the northern limit of the township of Patton;
  • 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) towards the north-west, crossing an area of marshes, up to the route de l'Esperance;
  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) north-west, up to its confluence.[1]

The Méchant Pouce river flows on the south bank of Bras Saint-Nicolas which flows north-west, then south-west to flow on the south-east bank of rivière du Sud (Montmagny). The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river is located in the hamlet of L'Espérance.[1]

Toponymy

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This unusual name appears on a map of the township of Bourdages, drawn up in 1876.[2]

The toponym Rivière Méchant Pouce was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

List of bridges

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Sleepers Photo Municipality (ies) Year of construction Road Length Bridge type
Bridge 05062 Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton 1945 [4] Route of Hope 14.1 metres (46 ft)[4] Steel-timber bridge [4]
Private deck Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton Forest road Steel-wood bridge
Bridge 11718 Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton Monk section Steel-wood bridge -

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". 12 September 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Source: "Names and places of Quebec", work of the Commission de toponymie du Québec, published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of an illustrated dictionary printed, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
  3. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Méchant Pouce.
  4. ^ a b c "Inventory of structures" (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2017-12-30..