Noire River (Bulstrode River tributary)

The Noire River (in Frenche: Rivière Noire) is a tributary of the Bulstrode River whose current flows successively into the Nicolet River and St. Lawrence River. The Rivière Noire flows through the municipalities of Princeville, Saint-Rosaire and Saint-Valère, in the Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada.

Geography
The neighboring geographical slopes of the Black River are:
 * north side: Blanche River;
 * east side: Bulstrode River;
 * south side: Bulstrode River;
 * west side: Bulstrode River, Béland stream, Blanche River.

The Rivière Noire takes its source from various agricultural streams, north of the town of Victoriaville, south-east of the village of Saint-Rosaire and south-west of the village of Princeville.

From its head area in Princeville, the Black River flows on 15.9 km in the following segments:
 * 1.5 km westward, to the limit of the municipality of Saint-Rosaire;
 * 0.5 km west to route 162;
 * 6.2 km westward, to the third crossing of eighth rang, which is located at the confluence of the Pimbina river;
 * 7.7 km towards the west, passing north of the village of Saint-Valère, to its mouth.

The Noire River flows on the north bank of the Bulstrode River, 4.8 km downstream from the Saint-Valère road bridge and upstream from the route 955 located in the village of Saint-Samuel.

Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Noire" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec. The origin possibly comes from nearby peatlands.