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 | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mountainous area of Côte-du-Sud |
• location | Saint-Marcel |
• coordinates | 46.890009°N 70.179173°W / 46.890009; -70.179173 |
• elevation | 442 metres (1,450 ft) |
Mouth | rivière du Sud (Montmagny) |
• location | Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton |
• coordinates | 46.91611°N 70.25305°W / 46.91611; -70.25305 |
• elevation | 361 metres (1,184 ft) |
Length | 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Bras 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.
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:
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]
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]
Sleepers | Photo | Municipality (ies) | Year of construction | Road | Length | Bridge type | |
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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 | - |
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