Barbue River

The Barbue River (in French: rivière Barbue) is a tributary of the Noire River which is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Laurierville and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Barbue River
Rivière Noire in the Grandes-Coulées regional park
Native nameRivière Barbue (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCL'Érable Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural Streams
  locationLaurierville
  coordinates46.325888°N 71.632507°W / 46.325888; -71.632507
  elevation149 m (489 ft)
MouthNoire River
  location
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
  coordinates
46.30695°N 71.78917°W / 46.30695; -71.78917
  elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Length15.8 km (9.8 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNoire River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) ruisseau Pierre-Bergeron, ruisseau Mracoux, ruisseau André-Caron, ruisseau du Septième Rang
  right(upstream) ruisseau Roger-Gingras-Sud, ruisseau Jos-Bradette

Geography

The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Barbue River are:

The Barbue River rises at the boundary between the municipalities of Laurierville and Lyster. This area is located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the Bécancour River, 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the village bridge of Lyster and 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Laurierville.

From its source, the Barbue River flows on 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) in the following segments:

  • 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) southwest, to route 116, in the village of Sainte-Julie Station;
  • 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) towards the north, passing through the village, making a loop towards the west, to the confluence of the Roger-Gingras-Sud stream;
  • 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) westward, up to the limit between the municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Plessisville (parish) and Laurierville;
  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) westward, up to its confluence.[1]

The Barbue River flows into a bend in the river on the east bank of the Noire River at 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) upstream of the (route 265) of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Barbue" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

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