Noire River (Bulstrode River tributary)


The Noire River 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.

Geography

The neighboring geographical slopes of the Black River are:
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 in the following segments:
  • westward, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Rosaire;
  • west to route 162;
  • westward, to the third crossing of eighth rang, which is located at the confluence of the Pimbina river;
  • towards the west, passing north of the village of Saint-Valère, to its mouth.
The Noire River flows on the north bank of the Bulstrode River, 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.
The origin possibly comes from nearby peatlands.