Sainte Anne River (Anticosti Island)
The rivière Sainte-Anne is a watercourse flowing into Gulf of St. 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.
| Sainte Anne River (Anticosti Island) | |
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| Native name | Rivière Sainte-Anne (île d'Anticosti) (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Island | Anticosti Island |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Marsh zone |
| • location | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
| • coordinates | 49.76386°N 63.74396°W |
| • elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
• location | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
• coordinates | 49.63667°N 63.825°W |
• elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) stream, 2 discharges of a lake each. |
| • right | (upstream) 2 streams, discharge from Lake Marmen. |
A single forest road serves the intermediate part of this valley. This carriage road connects to the west to a forest road network for forestry purposes, as well as to the main road passing on the northern slope of the island. Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.[1]
Geography
The Sainte-Anne river draws its source from the southern part of a marsh area (altitude: 118 m (387 ft)) located in the center-west of Anticosti Island. This source is located at:
- 44.2 km (27.5 mi) east of the town center of the village of Port-Menier;
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi) south of the north shore of Anticosti Island;
- 15.6 km (9.7 mi) northeast of the south shore of Anticosti Island.[1]
From its source, the Sainte-Anne river flows south between the rivière aux Cailloux (located on the west side) and the rivière à la Loutre (located on the east side). Its course descends on 17.3 km (10.7 mi) towards the south with a drop of 117 m (384 ft), according to the following segments:
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi) to the south collecting a stream (coming from the northeast), collecting the discharge (coming from the west) of Lake Marmen; then to the south, passing under the forest road bridge and collecting the discharge (coming from the northeast) of a lake, to the western limit of SÉPAQ Anticosti;
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi) first to the south in the SÉPAQ Anticosti, gradually bending towards the southwest, until a bend in the river located about one hundred meters from the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Laurent; then on 0.4 km (0.25 mi) towards the west parallel to the shore of the gulf, to its mouth [1].
The Sainte-Anne River flows onto the south shore of Anticosti Island, ie 15.5 km (9.6 mi) southeast of the western limit of SÉPAQ Anticosti and 31.2 km (19.4 mi) south-east of the center of the village of Port-Menier.[1]
Toponymy
According to Wikipedia, "Saint Anne" designates in Christianity several saints, blessed and venerable.
The toponymic designation "Rivière Sainte-Anne" appears in a 1904 volume, as well as in the Bulletin de la Société de géographie de Québec in 1924. This name also appears on a 1955 map of the forestry company Consolidated Bathurst.[2]
The toponym “rivière Sainte-Anne” was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
Notes and references
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Characteristics extracted from the geographical map, the database and the site instrumentation
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Sainte-Anne
Appendices
Related Articles
- Minganie Regional County Municipality
- L'Île-d'Anticosti, a Municipality
- Anticosti Island, an island
- Gulf of St. Lawrence
- List of rivers of Quebec