Tartigou_River

Tartigou River

Tartigou River

River in Quebec, Canada

The Tartigou River is a watercourse over 45 kilometres (28 mi) long in the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada. Its origin lies in the Bon-Dieu Lake in Saint-Moïse, while its mouth is on the Saint Lawrence in Baie-des-Sables.

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Etymology

The name Tartigou comes from a transcription of the Mi'kmaq word tlagatigotj. Tartig means "river of the little colony" or "little river of the colony."[2]

Geography

The Tartigou River takes its water from the Matapedia Valley in the Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region of the Gaspé Peninsula. It travels 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast to Saint-Noël before turning to the west to follow a railroad for 5 kilometres (3 mi). Then, the river changes again to a northeast course until it reaches the Saint Lawrence River in Baie-des-Sables, also located in Bas-Saint-Laurent.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 127814". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. [2]
    "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 61763". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.


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