Noire River (Bulstrode River tributary)
The Noire River (in Frenche: Rivière Noire) is a tributary of the Bulstrode River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River and St. Lawrence River. The Rivière Noire flows through the municipalities of Princeville, Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Valère, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Bulstrode River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rivière Bulstrode (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | Arthabaska Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Various agricultural streams |
| • location | Princeville |
| • coordinates | 46.143116°N 71.939957°W |
| • elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Mouth | Bulstrode River |
• location | Saint-Valère |
• coordinates | 46.07139°N 72.13333°W |
• elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Length | 15.9 km (9.9 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Bulstrode River, Nicolet River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau Landry-Labbé, ruisseau Marceau, ruisseau Houle-Labbé, ruisseau Cloutier-Labbé, ruisseau du Neuvième Rang de la Rivière Noire |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Dugay, ruisseau Arthur-Rivard, ruisseau Boisvert, ruisseau Comeau, rivière Pimbina |
Geography
The neighboring geographical slopes of the Black River are:
- north side: Blanche River;
- east side: Bulstrode River;
- south side: Bulstrode River;
- west side: Bulstrode River, Béland stream, Blanche River.
The Rivière Noire takes its source from various agricultural streams, north of the town of Victoriaville, south-east of the village of Saint-Rosaire and south-west of the village of Princeville.
From its head area in Princeville, the Black River flows on 15.9 kilometres (9.9 mi) in the following segments:
- 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) westward, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Rosaire;
- 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) west to route 162;
- 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) westward, to the third crossing of eighth rang, which is located at the confluence of the Pimbina river;
- 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) towards the west, passing north of the village of Saint-Valère, to its mouth.[1]
The Noire River flows on the north bank of the Bulstrode River, 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) downstream from the Saint-Valère road bridge and upstream from the route 955 located in the village of Saint-Samuel.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Noire" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2] The origin possibly comes from nearby peatlands.