Tortue River


The Tortue River is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Location

The mouth of the Tortue River is in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre in the Minganie Regional County Municipality.
A painted metal bridge carries Quebec Route 138 over the river nears its mouth.
The origin of the name is unknown. It was made official on 5 December 1968.
The names of local European settlers are reflected in Moïse Maher Lake, located between the Manitou River and the Tortue River, and in the Ruisseau Philippe Henley, a tributary of the Tortue river.

Basin

Part of the river basin is in the unorganized territories of Rivière-Nipissis and Lac-Jérôme and part in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre.
The river basin covers.
It lies between the basins of the Sault Plat River to the west and the Manitou River to the east.
A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the river basin in sub-regions 6j-T and 6m-T of the east spruce/moss subdomain.