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Méchant Pouce River
River in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Canada) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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.
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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]
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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]
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