The Rivière Noire (''English: Black River'') is a tributary of the rivière de l'Esturgeon, flowing on the south bank of the

Saint Lawrence river The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrenc ...

, in the administrative region of

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, in the

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, in

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. This river flows through the following municipalities: * Saint-Rémi, in the MRC

Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality Les Jardins-de-Napierville (, "The Gardens of Napierville") is a regional county municipality (RCM) in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Founded on January 1, 1982. Its seat is Napierville. History The RCM was formed on Ja ...

; * Saint-Isidore in the MRC of

Roussillon Regional County Municipality Roussillon () is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Constant, Quebec. The region's population was 171,443 as of the 2016 census. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions and one native ...

. The valley of this river is served by the chemin du rang Saint-Régis. The surface of the Black River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Black River has its source in an agricultural area next to the chemin du rang Sainte-Thérèse. This source is located south-west of the village center of Saint-Rémi, to the south-East of the center of the village of Saint-Isidore, northeast of the mouth of the Esturgeon river. From its source, the current of the Black river descends on westwards in agricultural area, with a drop of . The course of the Black River passes under the bridge of Chemin Saint-Régis ( route 207)index.html Atlas of Canada - Department of Natural Resources Canada - Rivière Noire - Length of segments established using the distance measurement application
/ref> The confluence of the Black River is located at . From its mouth, the current follows on the course of the rivière de l'Esturgeon, on the course of the

Châteauguay River The Châteauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States) is a tributary of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in: * Clinton County, New York, Clinton County and Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, in the Adironda ...

, which flows onto the south bank of the

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Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Noire" was formalized on August 17, 1978 at the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...

Notes and references

Appendices

* Saint-Isidore, a municipality * Saint-Rémi, a municipality *

* Rivière de l'Esturgeon *

St. Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawren ...

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 313 ...

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{{Portal, Rivers Rivers of Montérégie Roussillon Regional County Municipality

Geography

Toponymy

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