Méchant Pouce River
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 | |
|---|---|
  | |
| 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 |
| • elevation | 442 metres (1,450 ft) |
| Mouth | rivière du Sud (Montmagny) |
• location | Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton |
• coordinates | 46.91611°N 70.25305°W |
• 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.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Méchant Pouce river are:
- north side: Bras Saint-Nicolas;
- east side: Bras d'Apic, outlet of the Lac des Roches;
- south side: Fortin stream;
- west side: Cloutier River, Fortin stream.
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
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
| 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 | - |
Notes and references
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- 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.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Méchant Pouce.
- "Inventory of structures" (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-30..