Noire River (rivière des Hurons)
Tributary of rivière des Hurons, in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The rivière Noire (English: Black River) is a tributary of the rivière des Hurons, flowing in the heart of the municipality of the townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, located north of the city of Quebec, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
Noire River | |
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Native name | Rivière Noire (French) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
MRC | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
Municipality | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Small forest lake |
• location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
• coordinates | 47°05′27″N 71°20′47″W |
• elevation | 349 |
Mouth | Rivière des Hurons |
• location | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury |
• coordinates | 46°57′13″N 71°23′28″W |
• elevation | 200 m |
Length | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) discharge from an unidentified small lake, unidentified stream, unidentified stream. |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Six unidentified streams. |
The Black River valley is mainly served by route 175 and boulevard Talbot.[1]
The surface of the Black River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.