The Blanche River (, , ) is a tributary of the rivière au Pin which is a tributary of the Bécancour River; the latter flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
The Blanche River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in province of Quebec, in Canada.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are: north side: rivière au Pin, Bécancour River, Strater pond; east side: Bécancour River, Breeches Lake, Coleraine River; south side: Coulombe North River, Aunière stream, lake Nicolet; west side: Nicolet River, rivière des Vases, Grimard stream, Bulstrode River.
The Blanche River originates in the mountains on the north shore of Lake Breeches, in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. This head area is located southeast of the “Chalet Hill” (altitude: ), at southeast of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and northeast of Breeches Lake.
From its head area, the Blanche river flows over divided into the following segments: north, to route 263; north, up to the fourth rang road bridge; north, to the municipal boundary between Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien; north, to a road bridge; east, until you reach a road; towards the northeast, up to its confluence.
The Blanche River empties on the west bank of the rivière au Pin. This confluence is located east of the village of Saint-Julien, west of Mont Caribou and downstream of the boundary between Irlande) and Saint-Julien.
Toponymy
The toponym “rivière Blanche” was made official on August 7, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place names bank - Toponym: "rivière Blanche".
See also
List of rivers of Quebec
References