Blanche River
Old name: Rivière Etchemin Nord-Est
Blanche River (Etchemin River tributary) is located in Quebec
Blanche River (Etchemin River tributary)
Native nameRivière Blanche (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLes Etchemins Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSaint-Philémon
  coordinates46°35′13″N 70°27′10″W / 46.586834°N 70.452658°W / 46.586834; -70.452658
  elevation727 metres (2,385 ft)
MouthEtchemin River
  location
Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
  coordinates
46°30′40″N 70°24′51″W / 46.51111°N 70.41417°W / 46.51111; -70.41417
  elevation
432 metres (1,417 ft)
Length10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionEtchemin River, St. Lawrence River

The Blanche River (in French: Rivière Blanche) flows in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in the province of Quebec, in Canada, in the regional county municipality of:

The Blanche River is a tributary of the north shore of Etchemin River which flows toward north and empties on the shore into the St. Lawrence River, in front of Quebec.[1]

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are:

The Blanche river has its source in the Massif du Sud, in the Notre Dame Mountains, in the municipality of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse. This spring is located 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) south of the center of the village of Saint-Philémon and 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-east of the summit of mont du Midi.[2]

From its source, the Blanche river flows in a forest zone over 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) distributed according to the following segments:

  • 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) towards the south in Saint-Philémon, to the municipal limit of Saint-Magloire;
  • 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) towards the south, in Saint-Magloire;
  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south, to the 12e-Rang road;
  • 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) towards the south-east, up to the tenth Rang;
  • 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south-east, then south-west, to its confluence.[2]

The Blanche river flows onto the north bank of the Etchemin River which here constitutes the municipal limit between Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse and Sainte-Sabine. The confluence of the Blanche river is located upstream of the confluence of the Bourget river and 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse.[2]

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Blanche was formalized on 18 July 1973 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3] Before 1973, its official name was Rivière Etchemin Nord-Est although its current name was visible on some maps long before its officialization.[4]

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 2021-01-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière Blanche
  4. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. "21-L-09, St. Magloire". services.ban 1944 (in French).
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