The rivière à la Loutre is a water course flowing into Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
Forest roads serve the valley of this river. Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.
Geography The Rivière à la Loutre draws its source from Lac long (length: ; altitude: ) located in the center-west of Anticosti Island. This source is located at: east of the town center of the village of Port-Menier; south of the north shore of Anticosti Island; northeast of the south shore of Anticosti Island.
From the mouth of Long Lake, the Rivière à la Loutre flows over with a drop of , according to the following segments:
first to the north, forming a large 180 degree curve with a diameter of approximately , up to the western limit of SÉPAQ Anticosti; towards the south, constituting the western limit of the SÉPAQ Anticosti by forming a hook towards the west at the end of the segment, up to a bend in the river; to the south in the SÉPAQ Anticosti, to its mouth.
Rivière à la Loutre flows onto the south shore of Anticosti Island, i.e. from the western limit of SÉPAQ Anticosti and east of the village center of Port-Menier.
Toponymy The toponym "rivière à la Loutre" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière à la Loutre
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References