The Bras d'Hamel is a stream flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau (MRC of

Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality. It is named for the f ...

) and in the city of

Saguenay (city) Saguenay may refer to: Places in Canada *Saguenay, Quebec, a city *Saguenay River, a major river in Quebec *Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the region of the Saguenay *Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (The Saguenay Fjord), Regional Cou ...

, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, in Canada. The "Bras d'Hamel" valley is served mainly by the route 381 which runs along its entire course for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities.OpenStreetMap - Accessed January 17, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of "Bras d'Hamel" is usually frozen from early December to late March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of Bras d'Hamel are: * north side: Ha! Ha! River,

Bras du Coco The arm of the Coco is a tributary of the rivière à Mars, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province ...

Bras Rocheux The Bras Rocheux is a tributary of the Bras d'Hamel, flowing in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river successively crosses: * the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, ...

Saguenay River __NOTOC__ The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...

; * east side: Ha! Ha! River, Rivière des Cèdres,

Lake Ha! Ha! Lake Ha! Ha! is a waterbody tributary of the Ha! Ha! River. It is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, i ...

Malbaie River The Malbaie River in the Charlevoix region empties into the Saint Lawrence River at La Malbaie. Until 1985 the river was used to transport logs downstream. It flows through a steep valley known as Les Hautes Gorges. A sugar maple and American el ...

; * south side: Ha! Ha! River,

rivière à Mars The Rivière à Mars is a tributary of the Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay River), Baie des Ha! Ha! Crossing the borough La Baie, in Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. The ...

, Bras de Ross, rivière à Pierre; * west side:

rivière à Mars North-West The Rivière à Mars Nord-Ouest is a tributary of the rivière à Mars flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Que ...

, rivière du Moulin. The Bras d'Hamel rises at the mouth of Girard Lake (altitude: ) in the

Laurentides Wildlife Reserve Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...

. This source is located at: * east of the course of the

; * east of the rivière à Pierre; * east of the dam at the mouth of

which is crossed by the Ha! Ha! River; * south-west of a mountain peak which reaches ; * south of the confluence of Bras d'Hamel and Ha! Ha! River. From its source, the course of Bras d'Hamel flows over according to the following segments: * towards the northeast by forming a loop towards the north at the start of the segment to go around a mountain whose summit reaches and collecting the discharge (coming from the south) of an unidentified lake, to the outlet (coming from the south) of Lac Renouche; * to the north by collecting the outlet (coming from the west) from Lake Hervé, to the outlet (coming from the west) from Lake Rémis; * to the north in a deep valley, then passing the village of Ferland to the outlet (coming from the west) of a stream; * north-west along route 381, to a bend corresponding to the outlet of

(coming from South); * northwards in agricultural area to its mouth. The Arm of Hamel flows onto the west bank of the Ha! Ha! River. This mouth is located at: * downstream of a dam on the Ha! Ha! River; * upstream of a road bridge spanning the Ha! Ha! River; * west of a bay in lac des Cèdres; * north of the village center of Ferland (village); * south-east of the confluence of the Ha! Ha! River and Baie des Ha! Ha!. From the confluence of "Bras d'Hamel", the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on generally towards the northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on northeast, then follows the course of the

on east to

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers. The indigenous Innu call the place ''Totouskak'' (plural for ''totouswk'' or ''totochak'') meaning "bosom", probably in reference to the t ...

where it merges with the

Saint Lawrence estuary The estuary of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, Canada, is one of the largest esturaries in the world. Situation The estuary of the St. Lawrence River is located downstream of the St. Lawrence River and upstream of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It ...

Toponymy

The toponym "Bras d'Hamel" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

.Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Bras d'Hamel
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References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

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