Blanche River (Bécancour River tributary, Daveluyville)
| Blanche River | |
|---|---|
The Blanche river at the Étienne-Poirier bridge | |
| Native name | Rivière Blanche (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| MRC | Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Sainte-Eulalie, Aston-Jonction, Saint-Wenceslas, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Saint-Célestin, Bécancour |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Swampy area of Rang des Épinettes |
| • location | Sainte-Eulalie |
| • coordinates | 46°08′06″N 72°10′34″W / 46.1351196°N 72.1762335°W |
| • elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Mouth | Bécancour River |
• location | Daveluyville |
• coordinates | 46°17′29″N 72°23′04″W / 46.2914793°N 72.3844843°W |
• elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Length | 51.1 km (31.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) ruisseau des Castors, ruisseau Gilbert, Décharge des Dix, ruisseau Beauchesne, ruisseau Ludger-Carignan, ruisseau Joanny, ruisseau Bruneau, ruisseau Deschènes, ruisseau Calixte-Tourigny, ruisseau Léveillée, ruisseau Ludger-Lemay, ruisseau Morin, ruisseau Paquin. |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Antoine-Hébert, cours d'eau Vouligny, ruisseau Bédard, ruisseau Hélie, ruisseau Fourchu, branche nord du ruisseau Gagnon, ruisseau Lupien, ruisseau Jutras. |
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subdivision_name1, country.The Blanche River (French: rivière Blanche, pronounced [ʁivjɛʁ blɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ, lit. 'White River'; formerly designated "rivière Saint-Wenceslas") is a watercourse on the South shore of St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the regional county municipalities of:
- Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Sainte-Eulalie, Aston-Jonction, Saint-Wenceslas, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston and Saint-Célestin;
- Bécancour Regional County Municipality: city of Bécancour.