| Blanche River | |
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| Native name | Rivière Blanche (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Unorganized territory | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lac la Blanche |
| • location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| • coordinates | 47°16′02″N 71°06′03″W / 47.26725°N 71.10093°W |
| • elevation | 853 m (2,799 ft) |
| Mouth | Montmorency River |
• location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
• coordinates | 47°15′30″N 71°08′15″W / 47.25833°N 71.1375°W |
• elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Length | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Unidentified stream |
The Rivière Blanche (English: White River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Montmorency River. It flows in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.[1]
This valley is served by two secondary forest roads going up each side of the course of the river; a third forest road serves the upper part. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; second, recreational tourism.
Because of its altitude, the surface of the upper part of the Blanche River is generally frozen from the end of November to the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The lower part of the river course has a freezing period of about a week less than the upper part. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.