Blanche River (Felton River tributary) explained

White River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Estrie
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Milan, Nantes, MStornoway, Saint-Romain
Length:31.5km (19.6miles)
Source1:Various streams
Source1 Location:Milan
Source1 Coordinates:45.5873°N -71.1568°W
Source1 Elevation:498m (1,634feet)
Mouth:Felton River
Mouth Location:Saint-Romain
Mouth Coordinates:45.6959°N -71.096°W
Mouth Elevation:361m (1,184feet)
Progression:Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)
Country: Canada

The Blanche river (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the Felton River which flows into the Baie Sauvage to the south of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River.

The course of the "Blanche River" crosses the territories of the municipalities of Milan, Nantes, Stornoway and Saint-Romain, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the Rive-South of the St. Lawrence River, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The main hydrographic slopes close to the "Blanche river" are:

The Blanche River originates north of the village of Milan, on the north side of route 214.

The Blanche river flows over:

The Blanche River empties at the confluence of the Noire River which is the start of the Felton River.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Blanche" was officially registered on December 18, 1979, 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. December 28, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=94944 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Rivière Blanche