Noire River
Rivière Whitton
Black River south of Route 161. Former name: Whitton River.
Native nameRivière Noire (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
MunicipalitySainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-Romain
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Whitton
  locationNantes
  coordinates45°37′31″N 71°04′04″W / 45.625237°N 71.067778°W / 45.625237; -71.067778
  elevation471 m (1,545 ft)
MouthFelton River
  location
Saint-Romain
  coordinates
45°41′44″N 71°05′47″W / 45.69556°N 71.09639°W / 45.69556; -71.09639
  elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Length8.4 km (5.2 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSaint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The Noire River (in French: Rivière Noire) is a tributary of the Felton River which flows into Baie Sauvage south of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River.

The course of the "Black River" crosses the municipalities of Nantes and Saint-Romain, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the "Black River" are:

The Black River has its source at Whitton Lake whose southern area is made up of marshes.

From Whitton Lake, the course of the Noire River heads north, crossing route 161 South. It first flows over 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi), until a stream coming from the east; then 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) west to the mouth.[1]

The Black River empties on the east bank of the Felton River, at the confluence of the Blanche River, east of route 161 South.

Toponymy

Formerly, this watercourse was known as "Whitton River".

The toponym "Rivière Noire" was officially registered on December 18, 1979, 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 December 25, 2020.
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Rivière Noire.
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