| Rivière des Pins | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mauricie and Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Mékinac and Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Length: | 11km (07miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | Saint-Ubalde |
| Source1: | Lac de la Galette |
| Source1 Location: | Notre-Dame-des-Anges, MRC Mékinac |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 46.9082°N -72.2327°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 207m (679feet) |
| Mouth: | Blanc Lake |
| Mouth Location: | Saint-Ubalde |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.8286°N -72.2694°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 142m (466feet) |
| Tributaries Left: | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from four small unidentified lakes, discharge from four small lakes including Lac du Domaine and Lac à Saint-Pierre, discharge (via Lac des Pins) from a small unidentified lake. |
| Tributaries Right: | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from an unidentified small lake, discharge from Goulet lake, unidentified stream, discharge (via Lac des Pins) from Lac à Matte, discharge (via Lac des Pins) from Lac Gervais, discharge from Lac du Canard, stream not identified. |
The Rivière des Pins is a freshwater stream, in Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses the municipalities of:
The White River flows mainly in agricultural and forest environments, being the main economic activities of this small valley.
The lower part of this valley is served by the Chemin du Lac-Blanc which surrounds Lac Blanc, and the Verrette road. The upper part is served by the paths around Lac des Pins (ch. du Lac-des-Pins, rue Carpentier, rue des Pins, rue Gingras) and the chemin du Lac-de-la-Galette and the chemin des Quatre Côtes.[1]
The surface of the Blanche River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
The Blanche River has its source at Lac de la Galette (length: in the shape of a T; altitude of), in Notre-Dame-de-Montauban. This lake supplies two streams and the outlet of Lac à l'Équerre (altitude:). This lake is mainly located in the forest area for the eastern part. Lac de la Galette has a few chalets on its west shore.
From the mouth of Lac de la Galette, the Pins river flows over in the forest zone, with a drop of according to the following segments:
From the mouth of the Pins River, the current flows on:
The toponym "Rivière des Pins" (Notre-Dame-des-Anges and Saint-Ubalde) was formalized on May 7, 1981, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]