Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary) explained

Noire River
Pushpin Map:Quebec
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Provinces
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Lanaudière
Subdivision Type4:MRC
Subdivision Name4:Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Mouth:L'Assomption River
Mouth Coordinates:46.206°N -73.5612°W

The Noire River (in French: rivière Noire) is a watercourse running through the municipalities of Saint-Zénon, Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie and Saint-Jean-de-Matha, in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Noire was made official on 5 December 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=44439 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Noire