of the rivière à la Truite (coming from the east); westwards, up to the confluence of the Pitounes stream (coming from the north-west); westward, to the confluence of Simonneau stream (coming from the southwest); north-west, to a bridge over a forest road; north-west, up to the confluence of a stream (coming from the north); westwards, to the confluence of the Saint-Jean stream (coming from the north); westwards, to the limit of canton Tessier; towards the southwest, until the confluence of the Tamagodi River (coming from the south). Lower course of the Matane river (segment of ) From the confluence of the Tamagodi River, the Matane river flows over: north-west, up to the Rivière-Matane hamlet bridge, ie route 195; north-west, up to the covered bridge of the village of Saint-René-de-Matane; north-west, up to the confluence of the Petite rivière Matane (coming from the north-east); north-west, up to the mountain road bridge; towards the north-west, forming a large curve towards the south, up to the limit of canton of Matane; north-west, up to the Chemin de la Coulée-Carrier bridge; this point also constitutes the confluence of the Bastien stream (coming from the south); north-west, up to the confluence of the Petchedetz River (coming from the west); north-west, up to the limit of canton Tessier; northwards in canton Tessier, up to the city limit of Matane; northwards, to the covered bridge of Grand-Détour; north-west, up to the road bridge connecting the route 195 (east side of the river) and the route du Grand-Détour (west side of the river); northwards, to the Grand-Détour dam; towards the north, passing under the avenue Desjardins bridge and bypassing the Crust Islands, to the dam; to the north, passing under the rue du Bon-Pasteur bridge, crossing Matane harbor, then passing under the route 132 bridge, to its confluence. The Matane River flows onto the northeast coast of the estuary of Saint Lawrence at the height of the town of Matane after a length of . Among its tributaries are the rivers à la Truite, Bonjour River, Duvivier River, Petite rivière Matane and the Petchedetz River. Toponymy The origin of the name "Matane", used for the first time by Samuel de Champlain in 1603 in the form "Mantanne" to name the river, is the subject of a dispute between the historians. Four different origins are advanced: the most popular is that it comes from Micmac language mtctan meaning "beaver