Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux) in the context of Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands, or simply St. Lawrence Lowlands, is a physiographic region of Eastern Canada that comprises a section of southern Ontario bounded on the north by the Canadian Shield and by three of the Great Lakes — Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario — and extends along the St. Lawrence River to the Strait of Belle Isle and the Atlantic Ocean. The lowlands comprise three sub-regions that were created by intrusions from adjacent physiographic regions — the West Lowland, Central Lowland and East Lowland. The West Lowland includes the Niagara Escarpment, extending from the Niagara River to the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island. The Central Lowland stretches between the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River. The East Lowland includes Anticosti Island, Îles de Mingan, and extends to the Strait of Belle Isle.

The St. Lawrence Lowlands is one of the most densely populated, prosperous and productive regions in Canada. Major urban areas include Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau and Quebec City.

Noire River (French: Rivière Noire, pronounced [ʁivjɛʁ nwaʁ]) is one of the main watercourses of the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux) watershed, it measures 62 km in length, its watershed has an area of 568 km².

The main sources of the Noire River are Long (Saint-Alban) and Clair (Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne) lakes, it flows into the waters of the Sainte-Anne River in Saint-Casimir, Quebec municipality.

Saint-Alban (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿albɑ̃]) is a municipality located in Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec, Canada.

The municipality is crossed in its southern part by the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux).