Blanche River
Native nameRivière Blanche (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCBécancour Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural streams
  locationSaint-Pierre-Baptiste
  coordinates46°14′42″N 71°37′09″W / 46.245°N 71.61916°W / 46.245; -71.61916
  elevation283 m (928 ft)
MouthBourbon River
  location
Plessisville
  coordinates
46°11′41″N 71°45′53″W / 46.19472°N 71.76472°W / 46.19472; -71.76472
  elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Length8.3 km (5.2 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBourbon River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The Blanche river is a tributary of the Bourbon River which flows into the Bécancour River.

The Blanche river flows in the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, Laurierville (Sainte-Julie sector) and Plessisville, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Blanche River are:

The Blanche River has its source at Lac Camille (length: 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi); altitude: 284 metres (932 ft)), located in Saint-Pierre-Baptiste. This lake is located 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) south of the village of Laurierville and 10.7 kilometres (6.6 mi) east of downtown Plessisville.

From its source, the Blanche River flows on 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) in the following segments:

  • 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) westward, up to the municipal limit of Laurierville (Sainte-Julie sector);
  • 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) towards the west, crossing the southern part of the territory of Laurierville¸ (Sainte-Julie sector);
  • 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) towards the southwest, crossing the northern part of the territory of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, passing north of Mont Apic, up to the municipal limit of Plessisville;
  • 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) north-westerly, in the municipality of Plessisville, to the Lachance road bridge;
  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwest, to route 165;
  • 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) towards the southwest, until its confluence.[1]

The Blanche river empties on the south-eastern bank of the Bourbon River downstream of the "Savane stream", south of the village of Plessisville.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Blanche" was made official on March 6, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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