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, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of North Shore, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
| Rivière aux Cailloux | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Island | Anticosti Island |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Marsh zone |
| • location | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
| • coordinates | 49°49′42″N 63°44′44″W / 49.82838°N 63.74558°W |
| • elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• location | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
• coordinates | 49°38′56″N 63°52′07″W / 49.64889°N 63.86861°W |
• elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 27.3 km (17.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) two streams, discharge from Lac Perdu, two streams. |
| • right | (upstream) discharge from the Petit lac aux Cailloux, discharge from a stream (via Lac aux Cailloux). |
The course of the intermediate part (from Lac aux Cailloux, going south) of this watercourse delimits the western zone of SÉPAQ Anticosti.[1]
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.[2]
Geography edit
The Rivière aux Cailloux draws its source from Lac Noël (length: 0.8 km (0.50 mi); altitude: 111 m (364 ft)) located in the center-west of Anticosti Island. This lake is surrounded by marshes. The mouth of Lac Noël is located at:
- 43.2 km (26.8 mi) northeast of the town center of the village of Port-Menier;
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi) south of the north shore of Anticosti Island;
- 21.7 km (13.5 mi) north of the south shore of Anticosti Island.[2]
From its source, the Rivière aux Cailloux flows south between the Sainte-Marie River (located on the west side) and the Sainte-Anne River (located on the east side). Its course descends on 27.3 km (17.0 mi) towards the south with a drop of 110 m (360 ft), according to the following segments:
Upper part of the Rivière aux Cailloux (segment of 10.1 km (6.3 mi))
- 1.6 km (0.99 mi) first south through a narrow area of marsh to Lake Lejeune (length: 0.86 km (0.53 mi); altitude: 108 m (354 ft)) that it crosses on 0.3 km (0.19 mi) towards the southwest;
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi) 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;
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi) 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 17.2 km (10.7 mi))
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi) towards the south, crossing first the lac aux Cailloux (length: 1.2 km (0.75 mi); altitude: 62 m (203 ft)), 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;
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi) towards the south, first by collecting the discharge (coming from the west) of Petit lac aux Cailloux, up to its mouth.[2]
The Rivière aux Cailloux flows on the south shore of Anticosti Island, i.e. 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east of Cap Sainte-Marie, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) at west of Anse Sainte-Anne where the Sainte-Anne river flows and 39.6 km (24.6 mi) east of the center of the village of Port-Menier.[2]
Toponymy edit
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.[1]
The toponym "rivière aux Cailloux" was made official on September 12, 1974[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Cailloux
- ^ a b c d "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved August 11, 2020.
Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the instrumentation of the site
