The arm Henriette (English: Henriette's arm) 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 in the southern part of the city of 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 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 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 Henriette arm 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 Henriette is served by some secondary forest roads, especially for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed December 20, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Henriette arm is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds neighboring the Henriette arm 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, la Petite Décharge,

bras des Mouches The Bras des Mouches is a tributary of the Bras d'Isaïe, 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 o ...

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: rivière du Moulin, Bras Sec; * west side:

Bras de Jacob Ouest The Bras de Jacob Ouest (English: arm of Jacob West) is a tributary of the Bras de Jacob, flowing successively in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, then in Saguenay, in the admini ...

, Gilbert lake,

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, Depot lake. The Bras Henriette rises at the mouth of Gilbert Lake (length: ; altitude: ) in a forest area in the

. This source is located at: * south-west of the confluence of the Henriette arm and the

; * west of the course of the rivière du Moulin; * east of

; * east of route 175; * south of the village of Laterrière; * to the south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River. From its source (Gibert Lake), the Henriette arm 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, until the outlet (coming from the south-east) of the Jacques lake; * north-east, crossing Les Étangs lake (length: ; altitude: ), up to at its mouth; * north, to its mouth. The Henriette arm spills out onto the south bank of

. This confluence is located at: * south-west of the confluence of the

and rivière du Moulin; * south-east of the village of Laterrière; * east of route 175; * 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 the Henriette arm, the current successively follows the course of the

on towards the east, the course of the Rivière du Moulin on to the north, then 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 term "Henriette" is a family name of French origin. The toponym "bras Henriette" was formalized on June 29, 1983, 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 ...

.Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bras Henriette
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Notes and references

Appendices

* Saguenay *

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

controlled harvesting zone Control may refer to: Basic meanings Economics and business * Control (management), an element of management * Control, an element of management accounting * Comptroller (or controller), a senior financial officer in an organization * Controlling ...

* 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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