| Rivière aux Canards | |
| 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: | 19.1km (11.9miles) |
| Source1: | Lake Anna |
| Source1 Location: | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.8689°N -64.1479°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 68m (223feet) |
| Mouth: | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| Mouth Location: | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.7503°N -64.2222°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1m (03feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) four streams. |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) stream, discharge from the lakes of Pointe aux Graines. |
The rivière aux Canards (English: Ducks 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 Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
A forest road runs along the southern coast of Anticosti Island and cuts the "rivière aux Canards" near its mouth. Another forest road (north–south direction) serves the west bank of the lower part of the course of the river.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.[1]
The Ducks River has its source at Lake Anna (length: ; altitude:) located in the western part of Anticosti Island. Lake Anna is fed on the north side by two small lakes. Its mouth is located at the end of the bay on the south shore, at:
From its source, the Canards River flows south between the Trois Milles River (located on the west side); and the La Petite Rivière (located on the east side).
From the mouth of Lake Anna, the course of the Duck River descends towards the south with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Duck River flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, at the bottom of a bay (length: ; width at the entrance:), on the south shore of Anticosti Island. The sandstone stretches to at low tide. This confluence is located east of the center of the village of Port-Menier.[2]
This toponymic designation has been in use since at least 1924.
The toponym "rivière aux Canards" was made official on December 5, 1968.[3]