Pontbriand River
| Pontbriand River Former name Ruisseau Kapminau | |
|---|---|
 Flows on the rock of Canadian shield, from Route 138 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Municipalities | Baie-Johan-Beetz and Aguanish |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Length | 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) |
Pontbriand River is a river located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.[1]
Toponymy
[edit]Kapminau[2] the old name of the river, designating small birds in Innu language, of which:
- Perisoreus canadensis. — Mésangeai du Canada, Geai du Canada, Geai gris. — (Canada Jay, Canada Jay, Gray Jay, Canada Jay, Gray Jay, Gray Jay, Camp Robber or Whiskey Jack).
The actual name of the River, the Bay and the Pontbriand Lookout recalls Claude de Pontbriand, a member of Jacques Cartier's crew, during his second voyage in 1535.[3] The Pontbriand River lookout offers a parking area, an access trail to the lookout, rest and observation areas, picnic tables, etc.[4][5]
- Pontbriand: River - Bay - Lookout
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Sign on The Whale Road (Route 138) -
![River,[1][6] rocky outcrop of the Canadian Shield](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Baie_Johan_Beetz_012.jpg/240px-Baie_Johan_Beetz_012.jpg)
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![Bay[3] in Gulf of St. Lawrence](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Baie_Johan_Beetz_021.jpg/240px-Baie_Johan_Beetz_021.jpg)
Bay[3] in Gulf of St. Lawrence -
![Lookout,[4] picnic and rest area on Route 138](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Baie_Johan_Beetz_009.jpg/240px-Baie_Johan_Beetz_009.jpg)
![River,[1][6] rocky outcrop of the Canadian Shield](/wiki/File:Baie_Johan_Beetz_012.jpg)
![Bay[3] in Gulf of St. Lawrence](/wiki/File:Baie_Johan_Beetz_021.jpg)
![Lookout,[4] picnic and rest area on Route 138](/wiki/File:Baie_Johan_Beetz_009.jpg)
Territory
[edit]The Pontbriand river flows through the territories of the municipalities of Baie-Johan-Beetz and Aguanish, for approximately 15 km.[1]
Watshishou migratory bird sanctuary
[edit]The Wastishou Migratory Bird Sanctuary[6] includes Pontbriand, Jalobert[7] and Pashashibou bays, all islands, islets and emerging rocks in the area, as well as the offshore waters over a distance of several kilometers from the coast. In fact, the waters cover almost 90% of the refuge's surface area. Vegetation is limited to a few species of moss and lichens, because the terrestrial part of the refuge is mainly made up of rocky outcrops.[8][9]
- Overview of Wastishou Migratory Bird Sanctuary
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Mouth of the Pontbriand River, in Pontbriand Bay, in Gulf of St. Lawrence -
Mouth of the Pontbriand River, some 20 km east in Baie-Johan-Beetz (Municipality)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pontbriand River". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 13 June 1997. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
Former name Ruisseau Kapminau (River)
- ^ Daniel Clément (2007). "Innu knowledge relating to Unaman-shipu - Kapminau" (PDF) (in French). Hydro-Quebec Equipement. pp. 134 of 265. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
… Kapminau (Canadian titmouse), Pitshikeshkeshish (Chestnut-capped chickadee), Shakuaikanish (Bank swallow; Tree swallow).
- ^ a b "Baie Pontbriand - toponymy". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 18 May 1934. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
The toponym Baie Pontbriand was adopted on 1934, replacing that of Baie Washatnagunashka.
- ^ a b "Rest areas of Quebec by region and by road". Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Quebec. 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
Lookouts Rest Areas with or without services. They include a parking area and typically offer an exceptional view of the surrounding landscape.
- ^ Fabien Lecours, landscape architect, project manager; Yves Bédard, biologist; Robert Langlois, urban planner; François Morneau, geomorphologist; Denis Roy, archaeologist (March 1989). "Sites proposed for the establishment of lookouts, Route 138 – Havre-Saint-Pierre at the Pashashibou River" (PDF) (in French). Ministry of Transport Quebec, Environmental Service. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
,,, the presence of several exceptional attractions in edge of this road encourages observation
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Watshishou - Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas of Canada - map" (PDF). IBA Birdlife. Cartographic production by Bird Studies Canada. March 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
The IBA Program is an international conservation initiative coordinated by Bird Life International
- ^ "Jalobert Bay - toponymy". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 5 December 1968. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
Its name recalls the memory of Macé Jalobert, brother-in-law of Jacques Cartier, who accompanied the latter during his voyage of 1535-1536, as pilot and captain of the Petite Hermine.
- ^ "Watshishou migratory bird sanctuary". Gouvernement of Canada. Environment and natural resources. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
Double-crested cormorant, great black-backed gull, ring-billed gull, common tern, arctic tern, black guillemot, common loon, American black duck, red-breasted merganser, white-winged scoter, surf scoter, black scoter, semipalmated sandpiper and ruddy turnstone
- ^ "Migratory bird sanctuaries across Canada - Quebec". Gouvernement of Canada. Environment and natural resources. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
The Watshishou Migratory Bird Sanctuary, located in Minganie, on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was established in 1925 to protect seabird colonies in this important nesting area.