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Noire River (Huron River tributary)

Coordinates: 46°33′42″N 71°42′11″W / 46.56166°N 71.70306°W / 46.56166; -71.70306
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Noire River
Noire River (Huron River tributary) is located in Quebec
Noire River (Huron River tributary)
Native nameRivière Noire (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCLotbinière Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural and forest streams
 • locationLaurier-Station and Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
 • coordinates46°35′46″N 71°37′37″W / 46.596144°N 71.626821°W / 46.596144; -71.626821
 • elevation93 metres (305 ft)
MouthHuron River
 • location
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
 • coordinates
46°33′42″N 71°42′11″W / 46.56166°N 71.70306°W / 46.56166; -71.70306
 • elevation
89 metres (292 ft)
Length6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi)
Basin features
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

The Noire River (in French: rivière Noire) is a tributary of the north shore of the Huron River. The latter's current flows into the rivière du Chêne which flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Rivière Noire flows through the municipalities of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun and Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière, in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Geography

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The main neighboring watersheds of the Black River are:

The Black River has its source in Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun. This area is located 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) south of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) southwest of the village center of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, at 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) west of the center of the village of Saint-Apollinaire, at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun and 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) north of the center of the village of Laurier-Station.

From its source, the Rivière Noire flows on 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) towards the south-west including 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) (divided into two segments) in Sainte-Croix-de-Lotbinière. Its course intersects route 271.[1]

The confluence of the Rivière Noire is located at the Route Frenette bridge connecting the route du 5e Rang and the route du sixth Rang, in the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun. This confluence is located only 140 metres (460 ft) from the limit of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

Toponymy

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The toponym "rivière Noire" was made official on August 8, 1977, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "rivière Noire".