Rivière aux Graines
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
Regional County MunicipalityMinganie Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceSwamp area
  locationL'Île-d'Anticosti
  coordinates49°45′18″N 64°06′27″W / 49.75502°N 64.10741°W / 49.75502; -64.10741
  elevation76 m (249 ft)
MouthGulf of Saint Lawrence
  location
L'Île-d'Anticosti
  coordinates
49°43′30″N 64°07′15″W / 49.725°N 64.12083°W / 49.725; -64.12083
  elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Length4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The rivière aux Graines (English: Seed River) is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint 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.

A network of secondary forest roads serves this small valley and is linked to the road which runs along the southern coast of the island.

Forestry is the main economic activity in this area.[1]

Geography

The rivière aux Graines draws its source from a marsh area (altitude: 76 m (249 ft)) located in the western part of Anticosti Island.[1]

From its source, the river flows south between La Petite Rivière (located on the west side) and the Bec-Scie River (located on the east side). Its course descends on 4.7 km (2.9 mi) towards the south with a drop of 75 m (246 ft), recovering two streams (coming from a marsh area in the west) and crossing a marsh area [1]

The rivière aux Graines empties on the south shore of Anticosti Island, either 1.9 km (1.2 mi) west of Pointe aux Pimbinas, at 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in west of the mouth of the Bec-Scie River and 19.5 km (12.1 mi) east of the center of the village of Port-Menier. At its mouth, the current of the river flows to about 0.74 km (0.46 mi) at low tide in the sandstone.[1]

Toponymy

The toponymic designation appeared in 1955 on a geographic map used by the Consolidated Bathurst logging company. This toponym was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved August 14, 2020. Extracted features from the geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Graines
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