Blanche River (Nicolet 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:Regional County Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Arthabaska
Length:10.5km (06.5miles)
Source1:Mountain streams
Source1 Location:Chesterville
Source1 Coordinates:45.9894°N -71.7774°W
Source1 Elevation:473m (1,552feet)
Mouth:Nicolet River
Mouth Location:Chesterville
Mouth Coordinates:45.9297°N -71.792°W
Mouth Elevation:173m (568feet)
Progression:Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) Cours d'eau Hamel
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The Blanche river (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the Nicolet River which flows on the south shore of the St. Lawrence river. The Blanche river flows entirely in the municipality of Chesterville, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the Centre-du-Québec region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Blanche River are:

The "Blanche River" has its source in the mountainous area at northeast of the village of Chesterville in the municipality of Chesterville and at to the southwest of the limit of the Municipality of Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester. It flows over according to the following segmentsː

The Blanche river flows on the east bank of the Nicolet River in the hamlet "Domaine-de-la-Halte", at (in direct line) to the south-east of center of the village of Chesterville, at downstream of the municipal limit of Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick and at at north-west of the village of Ham-Nord.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Blanche" was made official on September 5, 1985, 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 25, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=149473 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "Rivière Blanche".