The Bras à Pierre is a tributary of the
Saint-Jean river, flowing in the municipality of
L'Anse-Saint-Jean, 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 ...
, 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
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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.
The valley of "Bras à Pierre" (English: Pierre's arm) is served by the Périgny road for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism activities, second; agriculture in third. This valley contains some dwellings distributed in small deforested areas.
The surface of "Bras à Pierre" 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 neighboring the "Bras à Pierre" are:
* north side:
Saint-Jean River, Emmuraillé Lake,
Éternité River
The Éternité River (french: Rivière Éternité, meaning Eternity River) is a small stream in Quebec, Canada, which flows into Eternity Bay at Rivière-Éternité, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative ...
,
Saguenay River
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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: Patrice-Fortin stream,
Portage River,
Petit Saguenay River
The Petit Saguenay River is a watercourse flowing in Quebec, Canada, in:
* the unorganized territory of Sagard, Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Capitale-Nationale;
* the municipality of Petit-Saguenay, in t ...
, ruisseau de la sucrerie (sugar mill stream),
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
;
* south side: Bazile lake, Chouinard stream,
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 ...
,
Noire River Noire River or Rivière Noire may refer to:
North America
* Grande rivière Noire or Big Black River (Saint John River tributary), in Maine, United States, and Quebec, Canada
* Noire River (L'Assomption River tributary), Matawinie, Lanaudière, Q ...
, "lac de la Hauteur" (Height lake);
* west side:
Saint-Jean River,
Rivière à la Catin
The rivière à la Catin is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Que ...
,
Brébeuf Lake,
Cami River
The Cami river is a tributary of the Saint-Jean River, flowing in the municipality of Lalemant, Hébertville-Station and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province ...
,
Ha! Ha! River.
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The "Bras à Pierre" originates in the marsh area (length: ; maximum width: )) between the mountains in the northern part of the ]Rivière à la Catin
The rivière à la Catin is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Que ...
. This marsh area is fed by a few mountain streams. This source of the watercourse is located at:
* north of the course of the Rivière à la Catin
The rivière à la Catin is a tributary of the Cami River, flowing in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean and Rivière-Éternité, in the Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province from Que ...
;
* north of the hamlet "Le Bras-du-Suroît";
* west of a mountain peak reaching ;
* north-west of a mountain peak reaching ;
* south of the confluence of the "Bras à Pierre" and the Saint-Jean River.[
From the mouth of its source, the course of "Bras à Pierre" descends on , according to a drop in level of according to the following segments:
* towards the north especially in the marsh area in a valley in a valley surrounded by high mountains, collecting the discharge (coming from the west) of a small lake, as well as the discharge (from the east) from another small lake, to a stream (from the east);
* westward, to a stream (coming from the west);
* towards the north in a valley between the mountains and forming a hook towards the west and a loop towards the east at the end of the segment, up to the mouth.]Éternité River
The Éternité River (french: Rivière Éternité, meaning Eternity River) is a small stream in Quebec, Canada, which flows into Eternity Bay at Rivière-Éternité, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative ...
and the Éternité Bay (Saguenay River
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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 ...
);
* south-west of the confluence of the Saint-Jean River and Anse Saint-Jean (Saguenay River
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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 ...
).[
From the confluence of "Bras à Pierre", the current:
* follows the course of the Saint-Jean River on generally towards the northeast;
* crosses Anse Saint-Jean on to the north;
* follows the course of the ]Saguenay River
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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 ...
on eastward 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 Estuary of Saint Lawrence
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 "Pierre" is a male given name.
The toponym "Bras à Pierre" 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 à Pierre](_blank)
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See also
* 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 ...
* L'Anse-Saint-Jean
* Saint-Jean River
* Saguenay River
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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 ...
* 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 ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality