Noire River (Huron River tributary) explained

Noire River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Source1:Agricultural and forest streams
Mouth:Huron River
Mouth Location:Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
River System:St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

The Noire River (in French: rivière Noire) is a tributary of the north shore of the Huron River. The latter's current flows into the rivière du Chêne which flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Rivière Noire flows through the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun and Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Black River are:

The Black River has its source in Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun. This area is located south of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, southwest of the village center of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, at west of the center of the village of Saint-Apollinaire, at north of the village of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun and north of the center of the village of Laurier-Station.

From its source, the Rivière Noire flows on towards the south-west including (divided into two segments) in Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière. Its course intersects route 271.[1]

The confluence of the Rivière Noire is located at the Route Frenette bridge connecting the route du 5e Rang and the route du sixth Rang, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun. This confluence is located only from the limit of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Noire" was made official on August 8, 1977, 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. 2021-01-03.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=81073 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière Noire"