La Petite Rivière (Anticosti Island - Eastern part)
La Petite Rivière is a tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the eastern part of the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada. The main forest road (east–west direction) of Anticosti Island indirectly serves the upper part of this valley. A secondary forest road serves the west bank of this small valley. Forestry is the main economic activity in this area. Geography. La Petite Rivière draws its source from a very small lake  (altitude: ) surrounded by marshes and located in the eastern part of Anticosti Island. The mouth of this small lake is located at: From its source, the Petite Rivière generally flows south-east between the Cormorant River (located on the west side); and Baie du Naufrage (located on the east coast of Anticosti Island). Its course descends on , with a drop of , according to the following segments: La Petite Rivière empties into the western part of Cybèle Bay, on the south shore of Anticosti Island. This confluence is located northeast of the mouth of the Au Cormoran river, at southwest of  Pointe Health (i.e. south at the eastern end of Anticosti Island) and east of the center of the village of Port-Menier. The left bank of the lower course of the river serves as the limit for the Pointe-Heath ecological reserve Toponymy. Anticosti Island has two toponyms "La Petite Rivière"; one in the eastern part and the other in the western part. The toponym "La Petite Rivière" was made official on September 12, 1974, at the place name bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.