| Blanche River | |
| Name Other: | Old name: Rivière Etchemin Nord-Est |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality |
| Source1 Location: | Saint-Philémon |
| Mouth: | Etchemin River |
| Mouth Location: | Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse |
| Progression: | Etchemin River, St. Lawrence River |
The Blanche River (in French: Rivière Blanche) flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in the province of Quebec, in Canada, in the regional county municipality of:
The Blanche River is a tributary of the north shore of Etchemin River which flows toward north and empties on the shore into the St. Lawrence River, in front of Quebec.[1]
The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are:
The Blanche river has its source in the Massif du Sud, in the Notre Dame Mountains, in the municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse. This spring is located south of the center of the village of Saint-Philémon and south-east of the summit of mont du Midi.
From its source, the Blanche river flows in a forest zone over distributed according to the following segments:
The Blanche river flows onto the north bank of the Etchemin River which here constitutes the municipal limit between Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse and Sainte-Sabine. The confluence of the Blanche river is located upstream of the confluence of the Bourget river and east of the center of the village of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse.[2]
The toponym Rivière Blanche was formalized on 18 July 1973 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3] Before 1973, its official name was Rivière Etchemin Nord-Est although its current name was visible on some maps long before its officialization.[4]