Rivière aux Plats explained

Rivière aux Plats
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:Mountain stream
Source1 Location:L'Île-d'Anticosti
Source1 Coordinates:49.3994°N -62.9645°W
Source1 Elevation:260m (850feet)
Mouth:Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Mouth Location:L'Île-d'Anticosti
Mouth Coordinates:49.2136°N -63.01°W
Mouth Elevation:1m (03feet)
Tributaries Left:Three streams.
Tributaries Right:Three streams.

The rivière aux Plats (English: Flat River) is a tributary of the Gulf of St. 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.

This valley is served by a network of forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.[1]

Geography

The Rivière aux Plats draws its source from a mountain stream (altitude:), located in the center-south of the island, just south of the forest road (east–west direction). This source is located in a forest area at:

From its source, the Rivière aux Plats descends between the Chicotte River (located on the west side) and the Pavillon River (east side). The Rivière aux Plats generally flows south-east, then south, over with a drop of, according to the following segments:

The Rivière aux Plats drains into a small bay on the south shore of Anticosti Island, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the west side of Cap des Caps. This confluence is located west of the mouth of the Pavillon River, east of the mouth from the Chicotte River and at east of the center of the village of Port-Menier.[2]

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière aux Plats” was made official on September 12, 1974.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geonames.org/6123089/riviere-aux-plats.html Map Geonames - Rivière aux Plats
  2. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada. Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the site instrumentation. August 17, 2020.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=49891 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière aux Plats