The Noire River (in Frenche: Rivière Noire) is a tributary of the Bulstrode River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River and St. Lawrence River. The Rivière Noire flows through the municipalities of Princeville, Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Valère, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

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Geography

The neighboring geographical slopes of the Black River are:

• north side: Blanche River;
• east side: Bulstrode River;
• south side: Bulstrode River;
• west side: Bulstrode River, Béland stream, Blanche River.

The Rivière Noire takes its source from various agricultural streams, north of the town of Victoriaville, south-east of the village of Saint-Rosaire and south-west of the village of Princeville.

From its head area in Princeville, the Black River flows on 15.9 kilometres (9.9 mi) in the following segments:

• 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) westward, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Rosaire;
• 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) west to route 162;
• 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) westward, to the third crossing of eighth rang, which is located at the confluence of the Pimbina river;
• 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) towards the west, passing north of the village of Saint-Valère, to its mouth.[1]

The Noire River flows on the north bank of the Bulstrode River, 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) downstream from the Saint-Valère road bridge and upstream from the route 955 located in the village of Saint-Samuel.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Noire" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2] The origin possibly comes from nearby peatlands.

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References