Tartigou River
| Tartigou River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Rivière Tartigou |
| Main source |
Bon-Dieu Lake 48°30′12″N 67°53′46″W / 48.50333°N 67.89611°W[1] |
| River mouth |
Baie-des-Sables, Saint Lawrence River 48°45′19″N 67°47′41″W / 48.75528°N 67.79472°W[2] |
| Physiognomy | |
| Length | 45 km (28 mi)[2] |
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.
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]