The Petite rivière Noire (in English: Little Black River) is a tributary of the Saint-François River. It flows north-west through the municipalities of Saint-Bonaventure and Saint-Pie-de-Guire, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of Drummond Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
| Petite rivière Noire | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Regional County Municipality | Drummond Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Various agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Bonaventure |
| • coordinates | 45°57′54″N 72°39′26″W / 45.96500°N 72.65722°W |
| • elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-François River |
• location | Saint-Pie-de-Guire |
• coordinates | 46°00′52″N 72°40′59″W / 46.01444°N 72.68305°W |
• elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upstream) ruisseau Georges Lemaire |
| • right | (Upstream) |
Geography
editThe main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the "Little Black River" are:
- north side: Saint-François River;
- east side: Saint-François River, Joseph-Paul Hus stream;
- south side: rivière aux Vaches;
- west side: rivière aux Vaches, Georges-Lemaire stream.[1]
The Little Black River has its source in a small forest area east of the village of Saint-Bonaventure, at 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) southeast of rue Principale, at 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southwest of the Saint-François River and northwest of the city of Drummondville. This headland is located in the "Grantham-Ouest" sector, north of highway 20 and west of the town of Drummondville.[1]
From its source, the river flows on 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) towards the northwest until the confluence of the Georges-Lemaire stream; on 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north to its mouth.[1]
The "Petite Rivière Noire" flows on the west bank of the Saint-François River in a zone of rapids, downstream from "Le Trou-d'Abraham" and upstream from "Rapides au Bélier".[1]
Toponymy
editThe toponym "Petite rivière Noire" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]