Noire River (Felton River tributary) explained

Noire River
Name Other:Rivière Whitton
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:Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-Romain
Length:8.4km (05.2miles)
Source1:Lake Whitton
Source1 Location:Nantes
Source1 Coordinates:45.6252°N -71.0678°W
Source1 Elevation:471m (1,545feet)
Mouth:Felton River
Mouth Location:Saint-Romain
Mouth Coordinates:45.6956°N -71.0964°W
Mouth Elevation:361m (1,184feet)
Progression:Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

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

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

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the "Black River" are:

The Black River has its source at Whitton Lake whose southern area is made up of marshes.

From Whitton Lake, the course of the Noire River heads north, crossing route 161 South. It first flows over, until a stream coming from the east; then west to the mouth.[1]

The Black River empties on the east bank of the Felton River, at the confluence of the Blanche River, east of route 161 South.

Toponymy

Formerly, this watercourse was known as "Whitton River".

The toponym "Rivière Noire" 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 25, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=93126 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Rivière Noire