Noire River (Charlevoix)
The Noire River is a tributary of the North-West shore of Saint Lawrence River flowing north-east of La Malbaie, in the municipality of Saint-Siméon, in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, in Canada. The lower portion of this valley is served by Route 138 which runs along the shoreline of the St. Lawrence River. Route 170 which links Saint-Siméon to Petit-Saguenay village serves the lower and middle parts of this valley. The upper part of the valley has some secondary forest roads for forestry and recreation purposes. Forestry is the first  economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The surface of the Black River 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 Noire River are: The Noire River rises at the mouth of "lac à l'Ours" (Bear Lake) (length: , altitude: ). This spring is located at west of the mouth of the Noire River (confluence with the St. Lawrence River, south of Anse St. John of the Saguenay River, south-west of the mouth of the Saguenay River and northwest  of downtown La Malbaie. From its source (lac à l'Ours), the course of the Noire River descends on according to the following segments: Upper course of the Noire River (segment: ) Lower course of the Noire River (segment: ) The mouth of the Noire River flows on the northwestern shore of the St. Lawrence River on the north side of the village of Saint-Siméon. This confluence is located at: South of the mouth of the Saguenay River; Toponymy. The toponym "rivière Noire" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec