Duck River (Minganie)
The rivière Duck is a watercourse that crosses the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
The southern part of the hydrographic slope of the Duck River is served by the route 138 which runs along the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The forest road R0902 serves the eastern part of this slope going up this valley; then the western part of the upper part.
Geography
The course of the Duck River generally descends to the south, between the rivière à Jim-Hearst and the rivière au Tonnerre.The Duck River originates from a lake. This source is located in a forest area at:
- southwest of the course of the Tonnerre river;
- northwest of the mouth of the Duck River;
- north-west of the center of the village of rivière-au-Tonnerre;
- southwest of the center of the village of Havre-Saint-Pierre.
- towards the south, collecting a stream, forming a loop towards the west, until a bend in the river, corresponding to the discharge of the Lacs de la Passe Sale;
- first eastward, passing under the bridge of a forest road, to a bend in the river, located on the west side of a marsh area; then to the south-east, to a bend in the river, corresponding to the discharge of a lake ;
- towards the south, first along a marsh area, forming a hook towards the west where it passes under the bridge on rue de la Forêt, forming two large S's at the end of the segment and passing under the bridge on route 138, then under the bridge on rue des Sarcelles, up to at its mouth.