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Blanche River (Saint-Casimir)
River in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Rivière Blanche.
The Blanche River (St-Casimir) is a stream flowing in the municipalities of Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Thuribe, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region from Capitale-Nationale, to Quebec, to Canada.
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Blanche River (Saint-Casimir) | |
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![]() Rang St-Georges, Saint-Ubalde | |
Native name | Rivière Blanche (French) Saint-Ubalde |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie |
Regional County Municipality | Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
Municipalities | Saint-Ubalde, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac Blanc |
• location | Saint-Ubalde, MRC Portneuf Regional County Municipality |
• coordinates | 46°49′09″N 72°16′18″W |
• elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Mouth | Noire River |
• location | Saint-Casimir |
• coordinates | 46°40′24″N 72°07′49″W |
• elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Length | 29.25 km (18.18 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Saint-Casimir |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Ruisseau Langlois, décharge du lac Travers, Weller River, ruisseau Boisvert |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Ruisseau Saint-Joseph-Saint-Léon, ruisseau du Centre, cours d'eau Morel, ruisseau Bras Fanfan |
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The White River flows mainly in an agricultural environment, while passing near the villages of Saint-Ubalde and Saint-Casimir.
The surface of the Blanche River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March.