Barbue River

Barbue River
Rivière Noire in the Grandes-Coulées regional park
Map
Native nameRivière Barbue (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
MRCL'Érable Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceAgricultural Streams
 • locationLaurierville
 • coordinates46°19′33″N 71°37′57″W / 46.325888°N 71.632507°W / 46.325888; -71.632507
 • elevation149 m (489 ft)
MouthNoire River
 • location
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
 • coordinates
46°18′25″N 71°47′21″W / 46.30695°N 71.78917°W / 46.30695; -71.78917
 • elevation
118 m (387 ft)
Length15.8 km (9.8 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionNoire River, Bécancour River, St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) ruisseau Pierre-Bergeron, ruisseau Mracoux, ruisseau André-Caron, ruisseau du Septième Rang
 • right(upstream) ruisseau Roger-Gingras-Sud, ruisseau Jos-Bradette

The Barbue River (in French: rivière Barbue) is a tributary of the Noire River which is a tributary of the Bécancour River. It flows in the municipalities of Laurierville and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in the L'Érable Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography

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The main neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Barbue River are:

The Barbue River rises at the boundary between the municipalities of Laurierville and Lyster. This area is located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the Bécancour River, 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the village bridge of Lyster and 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) northeast of the center of the village of Laurierville.

From its source, the Barbue River flows on 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) in the following segments:

  • 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) southwest, to route 116, in the village of Sainte-Julie Station;
  • 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) towards the north, passing through the village, making a loop towards the west, to the confluence of the Roger-Gingras-Sud stream;
  • 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) westward, up to the limit between the municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Plessisville and Laurierville;
  • 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) westward, up to its confluence.[1]

The Barbue River flows into a bend in the river on the east bank of the Noire River at 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) upstream of the (route 265) of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

Toponymy

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The toponym "rivière Barbue" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "rivière Barbue".