Rivière Noire du Milieu
The rivière Noire du Milieu (Black River of the Middle) is a tributary of the south shore of the Noire River, flowing entirely into the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, Quebec, in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. The upper part is in the zec des Martres, around Plongeon Lake. The lower part of this valley is served by route 170 which links Saint-Siméon to Petit-Saguenay, which passes on the north shore of the Noire River. This valley has some secondary forest roads for forestry and recreational tourism  purposes. Forestry is the first economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the Black River Middle is usually frozen from early December to late March, however, safe ice movement is generally from mid-December to mid-March. Geography. The main hydrographic slopes near the Black River are: The "rivière Noire du Milieu" originates at the mouth of Lake Plongeon (length: , altitude: ). This source is located at: From its source (Plongeon Lake), the course of the "rivière Noire du Milieu" descends on according to the following segments: The mouth of the Middle Black River empties onto  the south bank of the Black River in Mont-Élie. This confluence is located at: Toponymy. The origin of the name "rivière Noire du Milieu" is derived from the name of the Noire River in which it flows. The name "rivière Noire du Milieu" was formalized on November 26, 2002, at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec.