The Rivière Noire Sud-Ouest (Black River Southwest) is a tributary of the south shore of the
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 ...
flowing, entirely in the unorganized territory from
Mont-Élie in
Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality
Charlevoix-Est is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Clermont.
Subdivisions
There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (2)
* Clermont
* La Malbaie
;Municipalities (5) ...
, in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
The lower part of this valley is served by
route 170 which links
Saint-Siméon to
Petit-Saguenay, which passes on the north shore of the
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 ...
. This valley has some secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism purposes.
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Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second.
The surface of "rivière Noire Sud-Ouest" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The main hydrographic slopes near the Black River are:
* North side: 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 ...
, Petit Saguenay River
The Petit Saguenay River is a watercourse flowing in Quebec, Canada, in:
* the unorganized territory of Sagard, Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Capitale-Nationale;
* the municipality of Petit-Saguenay, in t ...
, rivière Noire du Milieu, Saguenay River
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The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada.
It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...
;
* East side: 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 ...
, St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
;
* South side: Port au Persil River, Port au Saumon River, Comporté River, Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
, Jacob River;
* West side: American Creek, Castors Creek, Malbaie River
The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...
, Snigole River.
The "rivière Noire Sud-Ouest" originates at the mouth of Julie Lake (length: ; altitude: ). This source is located at:
* south-west of its mouth (confluence with Black River);
* south-west of the mouth of the Black River with the Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence () is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about and containing about of water, at an average depth of .
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* southeast of the head lake of the Petit Saguenay River;
* north-east of the hamlet Mont-Grand-Fonds.
From its source (Lake Julie), the course of the "rivière Noire Sud-Ouest" descends on according to the following segments:
Upper South-West Black River (segment: )
* south, crossing the Cure Lake (length: ; altitude: ) on to its mouth;
* east to the Hydro-Québec high-voltage lines;
* northeasterly along the west side of a forest road and passing south-east of the hamlet "Les Jardins" to a creek (coming from the west);
* northeasterly to the forest road bridge;
* northeasterly, passing southeast of Lac au Plongeon, to the bridge of the forest road;
* northeasterly to a bend in the river;
* south-east approaching the foot of the Mountain at Meniche, to a bend of river;
Lower South-West Black River (segment: )
* north to a creek (coming from the west);
* snaking north, collecting the discharge (coming from the southwest) of McLeod Lake and the discharge (coming from the west) of a set of small lakes, up to a stream (coming from the west);
* first forming a hook to the east, then successively to the north, to the west, and to the north where it descends from to its mouth.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 ...
with the Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence () is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about and containing about of water, at an average depth of .
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;
* south of the Saguenay River
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The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada.
It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...
;
* north of the hamlet Mont-Grand-Fonds.
Toponymy
The origin of the name "Rivière Noire Sud-Ouest" is derived from the name of the 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 ...
in which it flows.
The toponym "rivière Noire Sud-Ouest" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.
Notes and references
External links
See also
* Mont-Élie, an unorganized territory
*St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
*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 ...
, a watercourse
*List of rivers of Quebec
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*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 ...
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