Explore Le Barrage-Blanche-1, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Le Barrage-Blanche-1, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Le Barrage-Blanche-1 and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Le Barrage-Blanche-1.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
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| Place | Le Barrage-Blanche-1 |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-à-Pierre; Portneuf |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 47.071582 |
| Longitude | -72.137933 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G3L |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | ESLSD |
Le Barrage-Blanche-1 is a locality in Rivière-à-Pierre; Portneuf, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Le Barrage-Blanche-1 is located at 47.0716°N, 72.1379°W.
Le Barrage-Blanche-1 stands as a quiet sentinel where the rugged terrain rises toward the Montagne à Jeannot. It lies 43.8 km south-south-west of La Tour-de-la-Rivière-à-Moïse, QC (from La Tour-de-la-Rivière-à-Moïse, QC: bearing 197°T), and is situated 30.6 km north-west of Saint-Raymond. The Rivière à Pierre maintains a steady, rhythmic pulse beneath the shadow of the slopes, its current carving a path through the dense, resilient timber of the region. Nearby, the stillness of Lac du Ruisseau Mort offers a mirror to the shifting clouds, while the persistent sound of the Chutes de la Marmite carries through the damp air, marking the descent of the water over stone. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, bruised violet that clings to the bark of the spruce and fir, grounding the landscape in a profound and heavy silence. Le Barrage-Blanche-1 serves as a point of intersection between the historical extraction of the earth and the enduring presence of the forest. The local economy finds its roots in the hard work of harvesting the land and managing the flow of the Rivière à Pierre, processes that have shaped the lives of those who dwell in Portneuf. While the physical structure of Le Barrage-Blanche-1 commands the immediate flow of the river, the surrounding woods dictate the pace of the day, demanding a watchful eye on the changing seasons. Even now, the grit of the granite and the cool, metallic scent of the rising mist define the character of the site, ensuring that the labor of the past remains present in the current of the water.
Le Barrage-Blanche-1 impose sa silhouette austère et nécessaire sur les rives de la Rivière à Pierre, là où le courant semble hésiter avant de poursuivre sa course vers les terres basses. À l’ombre de la Montagne à Jeannot, le paysage se déploie dans une rigueur minérale que seule la lumière déclinante du soir parvient à adoucir, teintant les eaux d’un gris argenté propre aux hautes latitudes. À peine à un kilomètre de distance, le Lac du Ruisseau Mort conserve une immobilité sépulcrale, tandis que plus loin, à quatre kilomètres, les Chutes de la Marmite offrent un fracas constant qui rythme la vie des environs. Le Barrage-Blanche-1 demeure le témoin d’une industrie humaine façonnée par la roche et le débit imprévisible des eaux, une architecture utilitaire qui défie le froid avec une obstination tranquille. Les habitants, habitués au souffle constant qui descend des versants, ont appris à lire la météo dans les nuages accrochés aux sommets environnants. Entre ces parois de granit et la force domptée du courant, chaque geste quotidien s'inscrit dans un dialogue silencieux avec une nature qui ne concède rien, mais qui offre, en échange de cette persévérance, la beauté brute d'un territoire brut, loin des agitations du monde moderne.
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Explore Le Barrage-Blanche-1, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.071582, -72.137933. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Le Barrage-Blanche-1 includes the postal code (G3L), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Le Barrage-Blanche-1 is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |