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
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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°54′05″N 71°30′28″W / 45.901509°N 71.507726°W / 45.901509; -71.507726
 • elevation386 m (1,266 ft)
MouthRivière au Pin
 • location
Saint-Julien
 • coordinates
45°59′47″N 71°27′42″W / 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

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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 fourth 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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Blanche".