Blanche River (Etchemin River tributary)
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:
- MRC Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalité of Saint-Philémon;
- MRC Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Magloire and Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse.
| Blanche River Old name: Rivière Etchemin Nord-Est | |
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| Native name | Rivière Blanche (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Saint-Philémon |
| • coordinates | 46.586834°N 70.452658°W |
| • elevation | 727 metres (2,385 ft) |
| Mouth | Etchemin River |
• location | Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse |
• coordinates | 46.51111°N 70.41417°W |
• elevation | 432 metres (1,417 ft) |
| Length | 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Etchemin River, St. Lawrence River |
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:
- north side: Beaudoin stream, Milieu stream, rivière du Pin, Gabriel River;
- east side: Etchemin River;
- south side: Etchemin River;
- west side: Dix stream, Bœuf River.[2]
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]
References
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: Rivière Blanche
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. "21-L-09, St. Magloire". services.ban 1944 (in French).