The Blanche river is a tributary of the
Bourbon River
The Bourbon River (''in French: rivière Bourbon'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Plessisville, Quebec (parish), Plessisville (town), Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Princeville, ...
which flows into the
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
.
The Blanche river flows in the municipalities of
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste,
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
(Sainte-Julie sector) and
Plessisville (parish)
Plessisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounds the city of the same name.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ...
, in the
L'Érable Regional County Municipality
L'Érable (''Maple'') is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: ...
(MRC), in the administrative region of
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants.
Description
The Centre-du- ...
, in
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Blanche River are:
* north side:
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
,
Bourbon River
The Bourbon River (''in French: rivière Bourbon'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Plessisville, Quebec (parish), Plessisville (town), Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Princeville, ...
, Manningham stream,
Noire River Noire River or Rivière Noire may refer to:
North America
* Grande rivière Noire or Big Black River (Saint John River tributary), in Maine, United States, and Quebec, Canada
* Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary), Matawinie, Lanaudière, Q ...
;
* east side:
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
,
Noire River Noire River or Rivière Noire may refer to:
North America
* Grande rivière Noire or Big Black River (Saint John River tributary), in Maine, United States, and Quebec, Canada
* Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary), Matawinie, Lanaudière, Q ...
,
McKenzie River;
* south side: Moulin brook, Charles brook,
Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities:
* Les Appalaches Regional County Municipalit ...
;
* west side: Savane stream,
Bourbon River
The Bourbon River (''in French: rivière Bourbon'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Plessisville, Quebec (parish), Plessisville (town), Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Princeville, ...
,
Bulstrode River
The Bulstrode River (french: rivière Bulstrode) is a tributary of Nicolet River, in Quebec, in Canada. From its source, this river flows north, north-west, then south-west, crossing ten municipalities:
* Les Appalaches Regional County Municipalit ...
,
Bécancour River
The Bécancour River is a river flowing in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.
Geography
The Bécancour takes its source from the lake of the same name in the town of Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalach ...
.
The Blanche River has its source at Lac Camille (length: ; altitude: ), located in
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste. This lake is located south of the village of
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
and east of downtown
Plessisville.
From its source, the Blanche River flows on in the following segments:
* westward, up to the municipal limit of
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
(Sainte-Julie sector);
* towards the west, crossing the southern part of the territory of
Laurierville
Laurierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
It was constituted on November 26, 1997 by the amalgamation of the village municipality of Laurierville and the municipality of Sainte-Julie (th ...
¸ (Sainte-Julie sector);
* towards the southwest, crossing the northern part of the territory of
Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, passing north of Mont Apic, up to the municipal limit of
Plessisville (parish)
Plessisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounds the city of the same name.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ...
;
* north-westerly, in the municipality of
Plessisville (parish)
Plessisville is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounds the city of the same name.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ...
, to the Lachance road bridge;
* southwest, to
route 165;
* towards the southwest, until its confluence.
The Blanche river empties on the south-eastern bank of the
Bourbon River
The Bourbon River (''in French: rivière Bourbon'') is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Plessisville, Quebec (parish), Plessisville (town), Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Princeville, ...
downstream of the "Savane stream", south of the village of
Plessisville (town).
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Blanche" was made official on March 6, 1970, at the
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Blanche"
See also
* List of rivers of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about:
*one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes;
*15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...
References
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Rivers of Centre-du-Québec
L'Érable Regional County Municipality