Leblanc River

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Leblanc
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Map of Saint-Maurice watershed.
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Map of Gouin Reservoir seen from space
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Mauricie
Physical characteristics
SourceMachinila Lake
 ⁃ location La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
 ⁃ coordinates 48°08′08″N74°25′36″W / 48.13556°N 74.42667°W / 48.13556; -74.42667
 ⁃ elevation435 m (1,427 ft)
Mouth Gouin Reservoir
 ⁃ location
 La Tuque, Mauricie, Quebec
 ⁃ coordinates
 48°18′13″N74°26′30″W / 48.30361°N 74.44167°W / 48.30361; -74.44167 Coordinates: 48°18′13″N74°26′30″W / 48.30361°N 74.44167°W / 48.30361; -74.44167
 ⁃ elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Length32.8 km (20.4 mi) [1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 ⁃ left
  • (upstream)
  • Outlet of lake Hector.
 ⁃ right
  • (upstream)
  • Outlet of lakes Laure, Vincent and Raven;
  • outlet of lake Bill (via le Lac Leblanc);
  • outlet of lakes Paragon and de l’Histoire (via "Lake du Gros Ours").

The Leblanc River is a tributary of the De La Galette River, flowing on the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in Quebec, in Canada.

De La Galette River tributary of Gouin Reservoir, in Haute-Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

The De La Galette River is a tributary of the southern shore of Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Gouin Reservoir reservoir in Haute-Mauricie (Quebec, Canada)

The Gouin Reservoir is a man-made lake, in La Tuque, in Mauricie, in the central portion of the Canadian provinceof Quebec, fully within the boundaries of the City of La Tuque. It is not one contiguous body of water, but the collective name for a series of connected lakes separated by innumerable bays, peninsulas, and islands with highly irregular shapes. It has therefore a relative long shoreline of over 5,600 km compared to its surface area of 1,570 km². It is the source of the Saint-Maurice River.

Mauricie Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.

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The Leblanc River runs successively in the Decelles and Leblanc townships, south of the Gouin Reservoir and on the west side of the upper Saint-Maurice River. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second.

Saint-Maurice River river of the North shore of St. Lawrence, in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada

The Saint-Maurice River flows North to South in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. From its source at Gouin Reservoir, located at the same latitude as the Lac Saint-Jean, the river has a total drop of about 405 meters, to finally reach the St. Lawrence river at Trois-Rivières. The river is 563 km in length and has a drainage basin of 43,300 km². Saint-Maurice river is one of the most important tributaries of the St. Lawrence river.

The route 400, connecting Gouin Dam to the village of Parent, Quebec, serves the Leblanc River Valley; this road also serves the peninsula which stretches north in the Gouin Reservoir on 30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi). Some secondary forest roads are in use nearby for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

Parent, Quebec Village in Quebec, Canada

Parent is a community in northern Quebec, Canada, located within the City of La Tuque and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of La Tuque's town centre. In 2011, it had a population of 611.

The surface of the Leblanc River is usually frozen from mid-November to the end of April, however, safe ice circulation is generally from early December to late March.

Geography

The neighboring hydrographic slopes of the Leblanc River are:
Bouzanquet Bay Gouin Reservoir Bay, in Haute-Mauricie (Quebec, Canada)

The Bouzanquet Bay is a vast freshwater body of the south-eastern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Brochu Lake Gouin Reservoir lake, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada

The Lake Brochu is a vast expanse of freshwater in the south-eastern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Atimokateiw River river in Mauricie, Québec

The Atimokateiw River is a tributary of the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the area of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.

The Leblanc River originates at the mouth of Decelles Lake (length: 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi); altitude: 435 metres (1,427 ft)). This lake straddles the townships of Fréchette and Decelles. The mouth of this head lake is located at:

From the mouth of Decelles Lake, the course of the Leblanc River flows over 32.8 kilometres (20.4 mi) according to the following segments:

The confluence of the Leblanc River with the Gouin Reservoir is located at:

The Leblanc River flows on the east bank of De La Galette Lake (Gouin Reservoir) which is crossed by De La Galette River (Gouin Reservoir); the latest has a widening at this location of 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi). From there, the current flows north-west on 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) to the mouth of the la Galette River; 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) northwesterly to the mouth of Bouzanquet Bay; then cross the Gouin Reservoir on 34.8 kilometres (21.6 mi) bypassing a large peninsula by the North, crossing Brochu Lake and Kikendatch Bay until Gouin dam.

Toponymy

The term "Leblanc" is a family name of French origin.

The toponym "Leblanc River" was formalized on August 17, 1978 at the Commission de toponymie du Quebec. [4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Atlas of Canada". atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ↑ Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Canada.
  3. ↑ Segments of measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.
  4. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Rivière Leblanc".

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