Little Mékinac North River


The Little Mékinac North River flows from North to South, in three municipalities, in the region of Middle Mauricie, in administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

With a total length of 28 km, the Little Mekinac North River has two major segments:
Northern section of the river
19 km along the northern segment of the river has its source in "3rd Lake Champlain" in Sainte-Thècle, whose waters flow southward subsequently in the second lake, then the first Lake Champlain. The course of the river continues south, crossing lakes Cobb-Dorval, Pelard, "à Pierre" and the small lake Dorval . At the south of Lake Cobb-Dorval, the river receive another discharge from the west which pours the waters of lakes Embryo "du canard" and Button. In front of Nicolas lake, the river receives on the east side, the outlet of Lake Fontaine. Finally, the river flows into a small lake at the north-west of Lake Roberge This small lake also receives the waters of the second Lake Roberge which the discharge flows to the southeast.
South-East segment of the river
Very elongated and narrow form, Lake Roberge is 3.4 km long. It is located between two mountain ranges in the territory of Grandes-Piles. From the mouth of Lake Roberge , the "Little Mekinac North River" flows South-East on 6.1 km at the limit of Saint-Tite. This segment of its river is mostly in mountainous and forested land. From the boundary between Grandes-Piles and Saint-Tite, the river becomes very winding across farmland in "North Mekinac River Row" and "North Rivière des Envies Row". The distance between the mouth of Lake Roberge and:
Before emptying into the Rivière des Envies in Saint-Tite, "Little Mékinac North River" receives the waters of the "river Mekinac South".

Toponymy

The toponym "Little Mékinac North River" was registered on December 5, 1968 in the "Bank of place names" of Commission de toponymie du Québec.