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River in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Tartigou River | |
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Tartigou river in Métis-sur-Mer. | |
Native name | Rivière Tartigou (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bon-Dieu Lake |
• coordinates | 48°30′12″N 67°53′46″W[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Baie-des-Sables, Saint Lawrence River |
• coordinates | 48°45′19″N 67°47′41″W[2] |
Length | 45 km (28 mi)[2] |
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]
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]
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