Blanche River (Bourbon River tributary) explained

Blanche 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:Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Length:8.3km (05.2miles)
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Pierre-Baptiste
Source1 Coordinates:46.245°N -71.6192°W
Source1 Elevation:283m (928feet)
Mouth:Bourbon River
Mouth Location:Plessisville
Mouth Coordinates:46.1947°N -71.7647°W
Mouth Elevation:160m (530feet)
Progression:Bourbon River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)
Country: Canada

The Blanche river is a tributary of the Bourbon River which flows into the Bécancour River.

The Blanche river flows in the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, Laurierville (Sainte-Julie sector) and Plessisville, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Blanche River are:

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 and east of downtown Plessisville.

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

The Blanche river empties on the south-eastern bank of the Bourbon River downstream of the "Savane stream", south of the village of Plessisville.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Blanche" was made official on March 6, 1970, 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=6177 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Blanche"