Английская Википедия:Bec-Scie River
Шаблон:Infobox river The Rivière Bec-Scie 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.
The Bec-Scie river turns out to be the last river flowing south in the western part of the island before the territory of SÉPAQ Anticosti.
The main forest road (east-west) of Anticosti Island serves the upper part of this valley. A network of secondary roads connect to this main road, as well as to the west to a forest road network for forestry purposes.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.[1]
Geography
The Bec-Scie river has its source at Lake Valiquette (length: Шаблон:Cvt; altitude: Шаблон:Cvt) located in the western part of Anticosti Island. The mouth of Lake Valiquette is located at the end of the southern bay, at:
- Шаблон:Cvt northeast of the town center of the village of Port-Menier;
- Шаблон:Cvt south of the north shore of Anticosti Island;
- Шаблон:Cvt north of the south shore of Anticosti Island.[1]
From its source, the Bec-Scie River flows south between La Petite Rivière (located on the west side); and the Baleine stream and the Sainte-Marie River (located on the east side).
From the mouth of Lac Valiquette, its course descends Шаблон:Cvt towards the south with a drop of Шаблон:Cvt, according to the following segments:
- Шаблон:Cvt south relatively in a straight line, first passing under the bridge of the main road (east–west direction) of the island and crossing on Шаблон:Cvt the north-western part of Faure lake (length: Шаблон:Cvt; altitude: Шаблон:Cvt) or the main body of water in this valley, up to its mouth;
- Шаблон:Cvt towards the southwest to a bend in the river, corresponding to a stream (coming from the north);
- Шаблон:Cvt south first, winding through an area of marshland, and crossing Lac Sans Bout (length: Шаблон:Cvt; altitude: Шаблон:Cvt), up to its mouth;
- Шаблон:Cvt towards the south, first passing under the forest road bridge and forming a few serpentines, collecting in the marsh area the discharge (coming from the northwest) of some marshes and lakes including Castor Lake, then passing under the forest road bridge, to its mouth.[1]
The Bec-Scie river flows onto the south shore of Anticosti Island, at the end of a small bay, either Шаблон:Cvt east of Pointe aux Pimbinas, at Шаблон:Cvt west of the mouth of the Baleine stream and Шаблон:Cvt east of the center of the village of Port-Menier. At its mouth, the current of the river forms a channel up to about Шаблон:Cvt at low tide in the sandstone.[1]
Toponymy
The toponymic designation "Bec-Scie" refers to Mergus, a genus of fish-eating ducks whose French common name is harle. This toponym has been in use since at least 1924.
It was made official on April 2, 1981, at the "Banque des noms de lieux" (Bank of place names) of Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
See also
- Minganie Regional County Municipality
- L'Île-d'Anticosti, a municipality
- Anticosti Island, an island
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence
- List of rivers of Quebec
References
External links
