River in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Canada)
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:
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:
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.
The toponym Rivière Méchant Pouce was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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