Blanche River (Bulstrode River tributary) explained

Blanche River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
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:Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Length:9.2km (05.7miles)
Source1:Various agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Victoriaville
Source1 Coordinates:46.0696°N -72.0143°W
Source1 Elevation:130m (430feet)
Mouth:Bulstrode River
Mouth Location:Saint-Valère
Mouth Coordinates:46.0647°N -72.1014°W
Mouth Elevation:97m (318feet)
River System:Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)
Country: Canada

The Blanche River (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the Bulstrode River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River and St. Lawrence River. The Blanche river flows in the town of Victoriaville and in the municipality of Saint-Valère, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The neighboring geographic slopes of the Blanche River are:

The Blanche river takes its source from various agricultural streams, in an agricultural zone of the Courtois range, located north of the hamlet "Place-Béréli", north-east of Saint-Albert, southwest of the town of Victoriaville and north of the Nicolet River.

From its head area, the river flows on in the following segments:

The Blanche river flows on the south bank of the Bulstrode River, in front of the village of Saint-Valère and downstream of Victoriaville.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Blanche" was made official on July 4, 1980, 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. Features extracted from the map geographic, database and site instrumentation. December 30, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=98331 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Blanche"