Rivière à la Loutre (Anticosti Island)

The rivière à la Loutre is a water course flowing into Gulf of Saint Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Forest roads serve the valley of this river. Forestry is the main economic activity in this area; recreational tourism activities, second.

Geography
The Rivière à la Loutre draws its source from Lac long (length: 3,4 km; altitude: 3.5 m) located in the center-west of Anticosti Island. This source is located at:
 * 31.8 km east of the town center of the village of Port-Menier;
 * 14.9 km south of the north shore of Anticosti Island;
 * 17.1 km northeast of the south shore of Anticosti Island.

From the mouth of Long Lake, the Rivière à la Loutre flows over 29.6 km with a drop of NNNN m, according to the following segments:


 * 9.6 km first to the north, forming a large 180 degree curve with a diameter of approximately 4.0 km, up to the western limit of SÉPAQ Anticosti;
 * 13.6 km towards the south, constituting the western limit of the SÉPAQ Anticosti by forming a hook towards the west at the end of the segment, up to a bend in the river;
 * 6.4 km to the south in the SÉPAQ Anticosti, to its mouth.

Rivière à la Loutre flows onto the south shore of Anticosti Island, i.e. 6.1 km from the western limit of SÉPAQ Anticosti and 39.2 km east of the village center of Port-Menier.

Toponymy
The toponym "rivière à la Loutre" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.