Blanche River (rivière au Pin tributary) explained

Blanche River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Length:12.2km (07.6miles)
Source1:Forest streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Source1 Coordinates:45.9015°N -71.5077°W
Source1 Elevation:386m (1,266feet)
Mouth:Rivière au Pin
Mouth Location:Saint-Julien
Mouth Coordinates:45.9964°N -71.4617°W
Mouth Elevation:219m (719feet)
Progression:Rivière au Pin, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Lacroix, ruisseau Grimard.
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Croteau.
Country: Canada

The Blanche River (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the rivière au Pin which is a tributary of the Bécancour River; the latter flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Blanche River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are:

The Blanche River originates in the mountains on the north shore of Lake Breeches, in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. This head area is located southeast of the “Chalet Hill” (altitude:), at southeast of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and northeast of Breeches Lake.

From its head area, the Blanche river flows over divided into the following segments:

The Blanche River empties on the west bank of the rivière au Pin. This confluence is located east of the village of Saint-Julien, west of Mont Caribou and downstream of the boundary between Irlande) and Saint-Julien.

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière Blanche” was made official on August 7, 1978, 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. 2021-01-02.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=74576 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Blanche"