| Rivière du Premier Rang | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Saint-Hilarion, Les Éboulements |
| Length: | 9.3km (05.8miles) |
| Source1: | Lac aux Bois-Verts |
| Source1 Location: | Saint-Hilarion |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 47.5921°N -70.3686°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 347 m |
| Mouth: | Jean-Noël River |
| Mouth Location: | Les Éboulements |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 47.5578°N -70.3395°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 310 m |
| Tributaries Left: | Four unidentified streams. |
| Tributaries Right: | Seven unidentified streams. |
The Rivière du Premier Rang (English: First Row River) is a tributary of the west bank of the Jean-Noël River flowing on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence River, in the municipalities of Saint-Hilarion and Les Éboulements, in the MRC of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The southern part of this small valley is accessible by the chemin du 1er Rang de Saint-Hilarion and the chemin du rang Saint-Nicolas (south side of the river) of Les Éboulements. The upper part is served by Chemin Principal de Saint-Hilarion and chemin des Pins. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Premier Rang river is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
The Premier Rang river originates from Lac aux Bois Verts (length: ; altitude:), located on the south side of route 138, in a forest area. This lake has two large islands which divides it in two, forming almost a large U open to the west. This small lake is located at:
From this source, the course of the Premier Rang river descends on on an agricultural and forestry plateau, with a drop of, according to the following segments :
The Premier Rang river flows on the west bank of the Jean-Noël River into a forest area. This mouth is located at:
The origin of this toponymy refers to the fact that this river flows largely in the territory of the Premier Rang of Saint-Hilarion.
The toponym "Rivière du Premier Rang" was formalized on March 29, 1989 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]