The rivière Méchant Pouce (in English: Bad Tumb River) flows in the municipalities of Saint-Marcel (MRC of L'Islet Regional County Municipality) and Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton (MRC de Montmagny Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river forms the head of the Bras Saint-Nicolas which flows north-west, then south-west, to flow onto the south-east bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Méchant Pouce river are: north side: Bras Saint-Nicolas; east side: Bras d'Apic, outlet of the Lac des Roches; south side: Fortin stream; west side: Cloutier River, Fortin stream.
The Méchant Pouce river takes its source from mountain streams, north-west of Violon Lake (altitude: ), in the Notre Dame Mountains. Violon Lake straddles the townships of Arago Saint-Marcel and Patton Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. Rather, this lake is drained by the Rocheuse River (hydrographic slope of the Great Noire River).
From its source, the Méchant Pouce river flows over , divided into the following segments: west in Saint-Marcel, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton; northwesterly, to the northern limit of the township of Patton; towards the north-west, crossing an area of marshes, up to the route de l'Esperance; north-west, up to its confluence.
The Méchant Pouce river flows on the south bank of Bras Saint-Nicolas which flows north-west, then south-west to flow on the south-east bank of rivière du Sud (Montmagny). The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river is located in the hamlet of L'Espérance.
Toponymy This unusual name appears on a map of the township of Bourdages, drawn up in 1876.Source: "Names and places of Quebec", work of the Commission de toponymie du Québec, published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of an illustrated dictionary printed, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.
The toponym Rivière Méchant Pouce was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: Rivière Méchant Pouce.
List of bridges Sleepers Photo Municipality (ies) Year of construction Road Length Bridge type Bridge 05062 Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton 1945 . Route of Hope Steel-timber bridge Private deck Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton Forest road Steel-wood bridge Bridge 11718 Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton Monk section Steel-wood bridge -
See also List of rivers of Quebec
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