Noire River (Beaurivage River tributary) explained

Noire River
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:RCM
Subdivision Name4:Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Lévis (City)
Source1:Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Saint-Flavien
Mouth:Beaurivage River
Mouth Location:Lévis (sector Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon)
Progression:Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau de la Tannerie
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The rivière Noire (in English: Black River) is a tributary of the Beaurivage River which is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River (slope of the south bank of the St. Lawrence River), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.[1] It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Flavien, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Gilles (Lotbinière Regional County Municipality) and in the city of Lévis (Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon sector).

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Noire River are:

The Black River has its source in the municipality of Saint-Flavien. This headland is located southwest of route 271, at northwest of the center of the village of Dosquet and at southeast of the village of Saint-Flavien.

From its source, the Black River flows on, with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

The Black River empties on the west bank of the Beaurivage River in the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles", in the town of Lévis (sector of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon).

Toponymy

The toponym "Rivière Noire" was made official on January 22, 1974, in the place name bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriptive sheet. www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. 2016-11-16.
  2. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. 2021-01-04.
  3. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=44443 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Rivière Noire