Noire River (rivière du Moulin tributary)

The 'Noire River (in French: rivière Noire) is a tributary of the west bank of the rivière du Moulin whose current flows on the west bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flowing northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of Saint-Alfred, in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Noire River
Noire River (rivière du Moulin tributary) is located in Quebec
Noire River (rivière du Moulin tributary)
Native nameRivière Noire (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCRobert-Cliche Regional County Municipality,
Physical characteristics
SourceForest and agricultural streams
  locationSaint-Alfred
  coordinates46.139608°N 70.854848°W / 46.139608; -70.854848
  elevation300 metres (980 ft)
MouthRivière du Moulin
  location
Saint-Alfred
  coordinates
46.15194°N 70.80944°W / 46.15194; -70.80944
  elevation
262 metres (860 ft)
Length4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream) Ruisseau de la Bleue
  right(upstream)

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Black River are:

The Rivière Noire takes its source at the confluence of two streams in an agricultural zone in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. This head zone is located at 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) east of the center of the village of Saint-Victor, at 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the village center of Saint-Alfred and 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) northeast of Lac Fortin and 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) west of the Chaudière River.

From its source, the Black River flows on 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) divided into the following segments:

  • 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north-east, up to the first rang road;
  • 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north-east, crossing the rang Sainte-Marie road, to a country road;
  • 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) heading east, crossing a country road, to its confluence.[1]

The Rivière Noire empties on the west bank of the rivière du Moulin in rang Saint-Alexandre-Sud, in the municipality of Saint-Alfred. The confluence of the Rivière du Moulin is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) downstream from Lac Volet (source of the Rivière du Moulin (Beauceville) and downstream from the confluence of rivière des Meules.

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Noire was formalized on February 18, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

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