Blanche River (rivière au Pin tributary)

The Blanche River (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the rivière au Pin which is a tributary of the Bécancour River; the latter flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Blanche River
Native nameRivière Blanche  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceForest streams
  locationSaint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
  coordinates45.901509°N 71.507726°W / 45.901509; -71.507726
  elevation386 m (1,266 ft)
MouthRivière au Pin
  location
Saint-Julien
  coordinates
45.99639°N 71.46166°W / 45.99639; -71.46166
  elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Length12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRivière au Pin, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) ruisseau Lacroix, ruisseau Grimard.
  right(upstream) ruisseau Croteau.

The Blanche River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are:

The Blanche River originates in the mountains on the north shore of Lake Breeches, in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. This head area is located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of the “Chalet Hill” (altitude: 445 metres (1,460 ft)), at 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) southeast of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) northeast of Breeches Lake.

From its head area, the Blanche river flows over 12.2 kilometres (7.6 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) north, to route 263;
  • 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) north, up to the 4th rang road bridge;
  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north, to the municipal boundary between Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien;
  • 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north, to a road bridge;
  • 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) east, until you reach a road;
  • 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.[1]

The Blanche River empties on the west bank of the rivière au Pin. This confluence is located east of the village of Saint-Julien, west of Mont Caribou and 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) downstream of the boundary between Irlande) and Saint-Julien.

Toponymy

The toponym “rivière Blanche” was made official on August 7, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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