Noire River (Bulstrode River tributary) explained

Bulstrode River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Length:15.9km (09.9miles)
Source1:Various agricultural streams
Source1 Location:Princeville
Source1 Coordinates:46.1431°N -71.94°W
Source1 Elevation:142m (466feet)
Mouth:Bulstrode River
Mouth Location:Saint-Valère
Mouth Coordinates:46.0714°N -72.1333°W
Mouth Elevation:87m (285feet)
River System:Bulstrode River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) ruisseau Landry-Labbé, ruisseau Marceau, ruisseau Houle-Labbé, ruisseau Cloutier-Labbé, ruisseau du Neuvième Rang de la Rivière Noire
Tributaries Right:(upstream) ruisseau Dugay, ruisseau Arthur-Rivard, ruisseau Boisvert, ruisseau Comeau, rivière Pimbina
Country: Canada

The Noire River (in Frenche: Rivière Noire) is a tributary of the Bulstrode River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River and St. Lawrence River. The Rivière Noire flows through the municipalities of Princeville, Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Valère, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The neighboring geographical slopes of the Black River are:

The Rivière Noire takes its source from various agricultural streams, north of the town of Victoriaville, south-east of the village of Saint-Rosaire and south-west of the village of Princeville.

From its head area in Princeville, the Black River flows on in the following segments:

The Noire River flows on the north bank of the Bulstrode River, downstream from the Saint-Valère road bridge and upstream from the route 955 located in the village of Saint-Samuel.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Noire" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2] The origin possibly comes from nearby peatlands.

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 30, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=44437 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Noire"