Blanche River (rivière au Pin tributary)

The Blanche River (in French: rivière Blanche) is a tributary of the rivière au Pin which is a tributary of the Bécancour River; the latter flows onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

The Blanche River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien, in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality (MRC), in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in province of Quebec, in Canada.

Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Blanche river are:
 * north side: rivière au Pin, Bécancour River, Strater pond;
 * east side: Bécancour River, Breeches Lake, Coleraine River;
 * south side: Coulombe North River, Aunière stream, lake Nicolet;
 * west side: Nicolet River, rivière des Vases, Grimard stream, Bulstrode River.

The Blanche River originates in the mountains on the north shore of Lake Breeches, in the municipality of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown. This head area is located 2.6 km southeast of the “Chalet Hill” (altitude: 445 m), at 3.4 km southeast of the village of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and 0.9 km northeast of Breeches Lake.

From its head area, the Blanche river flows over 12.2 km divided into the following segments:
 * 3.0 km north, to route 263;
 * 2.7 km north, up to the fourth rang road bridge;
 * 1.5 km north, to the municipal boundary between Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown and Saint-Julien;
 * 2.0 km north, to a road bridge;
 * 1.1 km east, until you reach a road;
 * 1.9 km towards the northeast, up to its confluence.

The Blanche River empties on the west bank of the rivière au Pin. This confluence is located east of the village of Saint-Julien, west of Mont Caribou and 1.1 km downstream of the boundary between Irlande) and Saint-Julien.

Toponymy
The toponym “rivière Blanche” was made official on August 7, 1978, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.