Méchant Pouce River

The rivière Méchant Pouce (in English: Bad Tumb River) flows in the municipalities of Saint-Marcel (MRC of L'Islet Regional County Municipality) and Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton (MRC de Montmagny Regional County Municipality), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river forms the head of the Bras Saint-Nicolas which flows north-west, then south-west, to flow onto the south-east bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Méchant Pouce river are:
 * north side: Bras Saint-Nicolas;
 * east side: Bras d'Apic, outlet of the Lac des Roches;
 * south side: Fortin stream;
 * west side: Cloutier River, Fortin stream.

The Méchant Pouce river takes its source from mountain streams, north-west of Violon Lake (altitude: 426 m), in the Notre Dame Mountains. Violon Lake straddles the townships of Arago Saint-Marcel and Patton Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton. Rather, this lake is drained by the Rocheuse River (hydrographic slope of the Great Noire River).

From its source, the Méchant Pouce river flows over 8.3 km, divided into the following segments:
 * 0.3 km west in Saint-Marcel, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton;
 * 2.9 km northwesterly, to the northern limit of the township of Patton;
 * 3.7 km towards the north-west, crossing an area of marshes, up to the route de l'Esperance;
 * 1.4 km north-west, up to its confluence.

The Méchant Pouce river flows on the south bank of Bras Saint-Nicolas which flows north-west, then south-west to flow on the south-east bank of rivière du Sud (Montmagny). The confluence of the Méchant Pouce river is located in the hamlet of L'Espérance.

Toponymy
This unusual name appears on a map of the township of Bourdages, drawn up in 1876.

The toponym Rivière Méchant Pouce was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.