Barbue River Explained

Barbue River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:L'Érable Regional County Municipality
Length:15.8km (09.8miles)
Source1:Agricultural Streams
Source1 Location:Laurierville
Source1 Coordinates:46.3259°N -71.6325°W
Source1 Elevation:149m (489feet)
Mouth:Noire River
Mouth Location:Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Mouth Coordinates:46.307°N -71.7892°W
Mouth Elevation:118m (387feet)
Progression:Noire River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Pierre-Bergeron, ruisseau Mracoux, ruisseau André-Caron, ruisseau du Septième Rang
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Roger-Gingras-Sud, ruisseau Jos-Bradette
Country: Canada

The Barbue River (in French: rivière Barbue) is a tributary of the Noire River which is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Laurierville and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Barbue River are:

The Barbue River rises at the boundary between the municipalities of Laurierville and Lyster. This area is located south of the Bécancour River, south of the village bridge of Lyster and northeast of the center of the village of Laurierville.

From its source, the Barbue River flows on in the following segments:

The Barbue River flows into a bend in the river on the east bank of the Noire River at upstream of the (route 265) of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Barbue" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. 2021-01-01.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=3438 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière Barbue"