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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
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMMinganie
IslandAnticosti Island
Physical characteristics
SourceMarsh zone
  locationL'Île-d'Anticosti
  coordinates49.82838°N 63.74558°W / 49.82838; -63.74558
  elevation111 m (364 ft)
MouthGulf of Saint Lawrence
  location
L'Île-d'Anticosti
  coordinates
49.64889°N 63.86861°W / 49.64889; -63.86861
  elevation
1 metre (3 ft 3 in)
Length27.3 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


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:

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))

Lower part of Rivière aux Cailloux (segment of 17.2 km (10.7 mi))

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


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



References


  1. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Cailloux
  2. "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
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