Английская Википедия:Blanche River (rivière au Pin tributary)
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Шаблон:Infobox river 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.
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 Шаблон:Convert southeast of the “Chalet Hill” (altitude: Шаблон:Convert), at Шаблон:Convert southeast of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Шаблон:Convert northeast of Breeches Lake.
From its head area, the Blanche river flows over Шаблон:Convert divided into the following segments:
- Шаблон:Convert north, to route 263;
- Шаблон:Convert north, up to the fourth rang road bridge;
- Шаблон:Convert north, to the municipal boundary between Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien;
- Шаблон:Convert north, to a road bridge;
- Шаблон:Convert east, until you reach a road;
- Шаблон:Convert 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 Шаблон:Convert 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]
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