The rivière à la Chute (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ a la ʃyt], "River of the Fall") is a tributary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, flowing in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
A forest road (north–south direction) serves the west side of this valley, connecting the Pointe-Sud-Ouest of the island, the place called Tour-de-Jupiter (located on the watershed) and the main road passing on the northern slope of the island.
[1] Rivière à la Chute draws its source from a lake surrounded by marshes (length: 0.7 km (0.43 mi); altitude: 168 m (551 ft)), located in the center of the island.
This source is located at: From its source, the Rivière à la Chute flows over 12.3 km (7.6 mi) with a drop of 167 m (548 ft), according to the following segments: The Rivière à la Chute empties from the west side of Jumpers Reefs on the south shore of Anticosti Island, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, i.e. at 7.6 km (4.7 mi) to the west of the mouth of the Brick River, 14.4 km (8.9 mi) southeast of the mouth of Jupiter River and 79.4 km (49.3 mi) south-east of the center of the village of Port-Menier.
[2] The toponym “rivière à la Chute” was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.