The Noire River (in French: rivière Noire) is a tributary of the south bank of the Prévost-Gilbert River which flows on the west bank of the Bras Saint-Victor; the latter in turn empties onto the west bank of the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipalities of Adstock (Saint-Method-de-Frontenac sector and Sacré-Cœur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud sector) and Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

Noire River
Native name	Rivière Noire  (French)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC	Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source	Forest and mountain streams
• location	Adstock
• coordinates	46.114414°N 71.117259°W / 46.114414; -71.117259
• elevation	436 metres (1,430 ft)
Mouth	Prévost-Gilbert River
• location	Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce
• coordinates	46.14278°N 71.06277°W / 46.14278; -71.06277
• elevation	313 metres (1,027 ft)
Length	6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Prévost-Gilbert River, Bras Saint-Victor, Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River system	St. Lawrence River
Tributaries
• left	(upstream)
• right	(upstream)

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of the Black River are:

• north side: Prévost-Gilbert River, Nadeau River;
• east side: Prévost-Gilbert River, Bras Saint-Victor, Giguère-Fortin stream, Chaudière River;
• south side: Bras Fortin-Dupuis, Tardif-Bizier stream, Muskrat River;
• west side: Palmer East River, Whetstone River.[1]

The Rivière Noire takes its source in the Petit 13e rang in the northern part of the municipality of Adstock (Saint-Method-de-Frontenac sector), at 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the top of the mountain Le Grand Morne (altitude: 594 metres (1,949 ft)), at 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of a summit (altitude: 519 metres (1,703 ft)), at 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) west of the village center of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, at 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) south-east of the village center of "Saint-Coeur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud" of Adstock.[1]

From its source, the Black River flows on 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) divided into the following segments:

• 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) towards the north, to the limit between Adstock (Saint-Method-de-Frontenac sector) and Saint-Cœur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud de Adstock;
• 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) northeasterly, up to the municipal limit of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce;
• 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-east, passing south of Mont Le Grand Morne, to its confluence.[1]

The Black River flows in a caves valley. It empties on the south shore of the Prévost-Gilbert river in the municipality of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce. The confluence of the Rivière Noire is located at 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) southwest of route 271, at 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the north-west of the summit of Mont de la Sucrerie and 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the center of the village of Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce.[1]

Toponymy

The toponym Rivière Noire was formalized on August 17, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

References