The Blanche River (in French: rivière Blanche) 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.

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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 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast of the “Chalet Hill” (altitude: 445 metres (1,460 ft)), at 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) southeast of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and 0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi) northeast of Breeches Lake.

From its head area, the Blanche river flows over 12.2 kilometres (7.6 mi) divided into the following segments:

• 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) north, to route 263;
• 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) north, up to the fourth rang road bridge;
• 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north, to the municipal boundary between Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien;
• 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north, to a road bridge;
• 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) east, until you reach a road;
• 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) towards the northeast, up to its confluence.[1]

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 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) 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.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References