Blanche River (Felton River tributary)
| White River | |
|---|---|
 Blanche River seen from Route 161 looking south. | |
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| Native name | Rivière Blanche (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Milan, Nantes, MStornoway, Saint-Romain |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Various streams |
| • location | Milan |
| • coordinates | 45°35′14″N 71°09′25″W / 45.587253°N 71.156843°W |
| • elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
| Mouth | Felton River |
• location | Saint-Romain |
• coordinates | 45°41′45″N 71°05′45″W / 45.69588°N 71.09597°W |
• elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Length | 31.5 km (19.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saint-François River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
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.
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
[edit]The main hydrographic slopes close to the "Blanche river" are:
- north side: Felton River, Grand lac Saint François;
- east side: Noire River, Glen River;
- south side: Turcotte stream;
- west side: Legendre River.
The Blanche River originates north of the village of Milan, on the north side of route 214.
The Blanche river flows over:
- 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) heading east along (on the north side) route 214;
- 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) northward, to the confluence of a stream (coming from the west);
- 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north, to Chemin de la Yard;
- 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) northward, up to the municipal boundary between Milan and Nantes;
- 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) towards the north, in the municipality of Nantes;
- 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) north, up to route 161;
- 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) north, winding up to its mouth.[1]
The Blanche River empties at the confluence of the Noire River which is the start of the Felton River.
Toponymy
[edit]The toponym "rivière Blanche" was officially registered on December 18, 1979, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]