Noire River (Huron River tributary)

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.

Noire River
Native nameRivière Noire  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLotbinière Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
  locationLaurier-Station and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
  coordinates46.596144°N 71.626821°W / 46.596144; -71.626821
  elevation93 metres (305 ft)
MouthHuron River
  location
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
  coordinates
46.56166°N 71.70306°W / 46.56166; -71.70306
  elevation
89 metres (292 ft)
Length6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

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 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) south of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) southwest of the village center of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, at 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) west of the center of the village of Saint-Apollinaire, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun and 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) north of the center of the village of Laurier-Station.

From its source, the Rivière Noire flows on 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) towards the south-west including 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) (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 6th Rang, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun. This confluence is located only 140 metres (460 ft) 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

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