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The Blanche river (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the Felton River which flows into the Baie Sauvage to the south of Grand lac Saint François which constitutes the head lake of the Saint-François River.

White River
Blanche River seen from Route 161 looking south.
Native nameRivière Blanche  (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
MunicipalityMilan, Nantes, MStornoway, Saint-Romain
Physical characteristics
SourceVarious streams
  locationMilan
  coordinates45.587253°N 71.156843°W / 45.587253; -71.156843
  elevation498 m (1,634 ft)
MouthFelton River
  location
Saint-Romain
  coordinates
45.69588°N 71.09597°W / 45.69588; -71.09597
  elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Length31.5 km (19.6 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSaint-François River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  left(upstream)
  right(upstream)

The course of the "Blanche River" crosses the territories of the municipalities of Milan, Nantes, Stornoway and Saint-Romain, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Estrie, on the Rive-South of the St. Lawrence River, in the province of Quebec, Canada.


Geography


The main hydrographic slopes close to the "Blanche river" are:

The Blanche River originates north of the village of Milan, on the north side of route 214.

The Blanche river flows over:

The Blanche River empties at the confluence of the Noire River which is the start of the Felton River.


Toponymy


The toponym "rivière Blanche" was officially registered on December 18, 1979, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]


See also


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