The Bras de Jacob Ouest (English: arm of Jacob West) is a tributary of the

Bras de Jacob The bras de Jacob (English: Jacob's arm) is a tributary of the rivière du Moulin, flowing successively in the Saguenay, then in the territory not organized from Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the adm ...

, flowing successively in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the

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 ...

, then in Saguenay, in the administrative region of

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and th ...

, in

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 ...

from

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 ...

, to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. The course of the Bras de Jacob Ouest crosses the northwest part of the

zec Mars-Moulin The Zec Mars-Moulin is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) of , located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Kinistuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac ...

. The small valley of the Bras de Jacob Ouest is served indirectly by the route 175 which passes on the west side and by the path of Lac-du-Bois-Joli which passes on the north shore of the lake Jacob. A few other secondary forest roads serve the valley of the Bras de Jacob Ouest, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed January 25, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Bras de Jacob Ouest is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to the Bras de Jacob Ouest are: * north side:

, Desgagné lake, Côté lake, William lake brook, rivière du Moulin, Chicoutimi River,

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: rivière du Moulin,

Bras Henriette The arm Henriette (English: Henriette's arm) is a tributary of the Bras de Jacob, flowing in the southern part of the city of Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of ...

, la Petite Décharge,

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 ...

; * south side:

Cyriac River The Rivière Cyriac (also The Cyriac) is a freshwater tributary feeding the Kenogami Lake, flowing in: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, Quebec, Lac-Pikauba, in the regional county municipality, MRC of Charlevoix Re ...

, Lac aux Rats Musqués; * west side:

Simoncouche River The Rivière Simoncouche is a tributary of Kenogami Lake, flowing the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk (MRC Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality) and in the territory of the city of Saguenay (sector Kénogami), in the administ ...

Simoncouche Lake The Simoncouche Lake is a fresh body of water crossed by the Simoncouche River on the watershed of the Saguenay River. The Simoncouche Lake straddles the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, and that of the city of Saguenay, in the administrati ...

, Des Îlets lake, Dépôt lake,

, Chicoutimi River. The Bras de Jacob Ouest rises at the mouth of Lac Graveline (length: ; altitude: ) in a forest area 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: * north-east of route 175; * northwest of a curve in the course of the

; * east of Lac des Îlets; * south-east of the confluence of the

and

Kenogami Lake Kenogami lake is a long lake in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of south-central Quebec, Canada. Situated at an altitude of , the lake is long and deep. "Kénogami" means "long lake" in the Montagnais dialect and was originally used to ref ...

; * south-east of the village of Laterrière; * south-west of the confluence of Bras de Jacob Ouest and

; * south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River. From its source (Lac Graveline), the Bras de Jacob Ouest flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments: * towards the east by forming a curve towards the south while leaving the

to enter the

, until the discharge (coming from the south-east) of some small lakes; * north-east, collecting three small streams, up to the outlet (coming from the east) of lakes Thériault and des Perches; * towards the northwest by cutting the eastern part of the

and collecting the discharge (coming from the southwest) of Lac de la Flache, up to at the outlet (coming from the west) of Lac Flévy; * to the north in a deep valley at the start of the segment, returning to the

and meandering at the end of the segment, to its mouth. The Bras de Jacob Ouest spills onto the south bank of the

. This confluence is located at: * east of route 175; * south-east of the confluence of the

and

; * south-west of the village of Laterrière; * south-west of the confluence of Jacob's arm and rivière du Moulin; * south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River; * south of the confluence of the rivière du Moulin and the

in the

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...

sector of the city of Saguenay. From the mouth of Bras de Jacob Ouest, the current successively take the courses of

on towards the east, the course of the rivière du Moulin on towards the north, then the course of the

on towards the east until at

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 de Jacob Ouest" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of 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 ...

.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=8084 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of Place Names - Toponym: "Bras de Jacob Ouest"
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Saguenay *

* Lac-Ministuk, a TNO *

Zec Mars-Moulin The Zec Mars-Moulin is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) of , located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Kinistuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac ...

, a ZEC *

* Rivière du Moulin *

List of rivers of Quebec This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 ...

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