Duck River (Minganie)
The rivière Duck ("English: Duck River") 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 (going up towards the North-West) 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 (located to the west) and the rivière au Tonnerre (located at the east). The Duck River originates from a lake (length: ; altitude: ). This source is located in a forest area at: From its source, the Duck River flows on with a drop of , according to the following segments: The mouth of this river has a small estuary stretching , that is to say downstream of route 138, designated Anse à Harry. This small estuary could serve as a refuge in case of big waves on the  Gulf. This cove is located between Anse Kennedy (located to the east) and Anse à Roméo-Noël (located to the west). Toponymy. The toponym "Rivière Duck" was made official on June 13, 1997, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.