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Noire River (Sainte-Anne River tributary)

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Noire River (Sainte-Anne River tributary)
Rivière Noire (French)
Marcotte Falls, mid-November colors[1]
Map
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Regions
Regional County MunicipalityPortneuf
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
SourceLong (Saint-Alban), Clair (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne) Lakes[2]
 • locationPortneuf RCM
MouthRiver Sainte-Anne (Mauricie)
Length62 km (39 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationSaint-Casimir, Quebec

Noire River, Rivière Noire (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ nwaʁ]) is one of the main watercourses of the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux) watershed, it measures 62 km in length, its watershed has an area of 568 km².[3]

The main sources of the Noire River are Long (Saint-Alban) and Clair (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne) lakes, it flows into the waters of the Sainte-Anne River in Saint-Casimir, Quebec municipality.[2][4]

Flora

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Mid-October colors, Yellow birch, Larch, Tamarack, Hemlock and others, Noire River, Saint-Alban

The flora observed today in the territory of the Portneuf Regional Natural Park, and the portion of the Black River which flows there, does not represent the forest of the regional pre-industria eral. A large part of the territory has been the subject of logging for more than 200 years. So, the harvest of Tamarack (Red spruce) and Allegheny birch (Yellow birch) was done without concern for regeneration, between 1870 and 1890 the harvest of the bark of Canadian tsuga (Tsuga) for its tannery properties led to the modification of the composition of all the ecosystem.[1]

  • Betula alleghaniensis Britton. — Bouleau des Alléghanys. — Merisier. — (Yellow birch).
  • Larix laricina (Du Roi) Koch. — Mélèze laricin. — Épinette rouge. — (Larch, Tamarack).
  • Tsuga canadensis (Linné) Carrière. — Tsuga du Canada. — Pruche. — (Hemlock).

Geography

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The Noire River has its source in Lakes Long (Saint-Alban) and Clair (Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne), the Noire River flows for 62 km. The Blanche River (Saint-Casimir) flows into it about 2 km before the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux), in Saint-Casimir, Quebec.[2]

The Noire River sub-watershed has an area (568.38 km²). The Blanche River (Saint-Casimir), the secondary sub-watershed drains 37% of the Black River sub-basin.[4]

A black-and-white photograph of the Saint-Alban landslide in 1894.
Noire River (Rivière Noire), landslide 1894,[9][10] in Saint-Alban

References

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  1. ^ a b Jessie Breton (September 2018). "Characterization and assessment of landscapes Portneuf Regional Natural Park" (PDF) (in French). pp. 22 of 90. Retrieved 17 November 2024. Today we find only remains of the mill, such as a concrete block left on the side of the waterfalls, west of the footbridge.
  2. ^ a b c "Presentation of the Plan zone water director Sainte-Anne, Portneuf and La Chevrotière sector" (PDF) (in French). Watershed organization Capsa. 28 June 2024. pp. 12 of 40. Retrieved 12 November 2024. Table 2: Main watercourses of the Sainte-Anne watershed
  3. ^ "Rivière Noire, Saint-Casimir". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 5 December 1968. The origin of this name and, if applicable, its meaning have not yet been determined. The Toponymy Commission invites anyone with information on any of these aspects to share it with it.
  4. ^ a b CAPSA Sainte-Anne River Development and Protection Corporation (4 March 2016). "Water master plan for the Sainte-Anne sector: CAPSA watershed of the Sainte-Anne River" (PDF) (in French). pp. 32 of 268. 1.5.1.7. The Rivière Noire sub-watershed includes a significant number of bodies of water, several of which are used for vacation purposes.
  5. ^ "Jean-Noël Côté Dam, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2024. The dam located at this location was rebuilt in 2013. Its name recalls the memory of Jean-Noël Côté (1942-2007), a volunteer who worked on the maintenance of the first dam and the path that provides access to it.
  6. ^ "Jean-Noël-Côté, Dam". Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (in French). Directory of dams Technical sheet. 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024. Reservoir capacity: 32,000,000 m³, Height of the reservoir: 4 m, Length of the structure: 27 m, Type of dam: Concrete-gravity. Type of foundation: Treated alluvium
  7. ^ "Clair Lake Road, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2024. Clair Lake Road runs along the shore of Clair Lake.
  8. ^ "Long Lake Road, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 9 April 1979. Retrieved 12 November 2024. This path leads to the lake officially called "Lac Long".
  9. ^ J. W. Laverdière, Abbé (1936). "Annual report of the Quebec Bureau of Mines" (PDF). Gouvernement of Quebec. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. p. 33. Retrieved 3 November 2024. The country in the vicinity of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, and stretching east and west of the Sainte-Anne river, is a clay plain, well suited for agriculture.
  10. ^ Bitzakidis, Stéfanos; S. Gagné; D. Genois; C. Paradis (April 2003). "Hydrological and multi-resource portrait of the Sainte-Anne River watershed" (PDF) (in French). CAPSA - Corporation d'aménagement et de protection de la Sainte-Anne. pp. 19 of 237. Retrieved 5 November 2024. The river became larger and shallower, and the enormous amount of soil carried away (equivalent to natural contributions over a period of 5,000 years) began to settle 4 km upstream from the mouth to the St. Lawrence River.
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