| Chicotte River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Côte-Nord |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Minganie Regional County Municipality |
| Length: | 26.2km (16.3miles) |
| Source1: | Confluence of two mountain streams |
| Source1 Location: | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.4118°N -63.0885°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 243m (797feet) |
| Mouth: | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| Mouth Location: | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.2239°N -63.0475°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1m (03feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) 12 streams (coming from the northeast), a small river, 4 other streams. |
| Tributaries Right: | 4 streams. |
The Chicotte River (French: Rivière Chicotte) 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 forest road (north–south direction) serves the west side of this valley and another on the east side; these roads connect to the south the coastal road of the island (east–west direction). These roads are mainly used for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this area, particularly through Anticosti National Park which covers the upper part of the river; recreational tourism activities, second.[1]
The Chicotte River draws its source from a mountain stream (altitude:), located in the south-central part of the island. This source is located in a forest area at:
From its source, the Chicotte River descends between the Rivière aux Rats (located on the west side) and the Rivière aux Plats (east side). The Chicotte River generally flows towards the southeast and the south over with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Chicotte River empties on the south shore of Anticosti Island, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, on the west side of Cap des Caps. This confluence is located at east of Pointe des Morts, at east of the mouth of the Galiote River and at east of the village center of Port-Menier.[2]
The toponymic designation "Chicotte River" appears on an 1856 map of Anticosti Island by geologist James Richardson. The spelling "Chicotte" derives from the English pronunciation of the French word "chicot", meaning debris of trees or shrubs.
The toponym “rivière Chicotte” was made official on December 5, 1968.[3]
Anticosti National Park has an appendix to the southwest, that is, to the south of Lake Jolliet and to the south of the forest road leading southeast to Lake Martin; this park appendix covers approximately of the upper reaches of the Chicotte River. A path allows you to contemplate nature on the south shore, between the limit of the national park and the course of the river.[4]