Tartigou River
Tartigou river in Métis-sur-Mer.
Native name	Rivière Tartigou (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bon-Dieu Lake
• coordinates	48°30′12″N 67°53′46″W / 48.50333°N 67.89611°W / 48.50333; -67.89611[1]
Mouth
• location	Baie-des-Sables, Saint Lawrence River
• coordinates	48°45′19″N 67°47′41″W / 48.75528°N 67.79472°W / 48.75528; -67.79472[2]
Length	45 km (28 mi)[2]

The Tartigou River is a watercourse over 45 kilometres (28 mi) long in the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada. Its origin lies in the Bon-Dieu Lake in Saint-Moïse, while its mouth is on the Saint Lawrence in Baie-des-Sables.

Etymology

The name Tartigou comes from a transcription of the Mi'kmaq word tlagatigotj. Tartig means "river of the little colony" or "little river of the colony."^[2]

Geography

The Tartigou River takes its water from the Matapedia Valley in the Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region of the Gaspé Peninsula. It travels 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast to Saint-Noël before turning to the west to follow a railroad for 5 kilometres (3 mi). Then, the river changes again to a northeast course until it reaches the Saint Lawrence River in Baie-des-Sables, also located in Bas-Saint-Laurent.^[2]