The Brisson river is a tributary of the
rivière aux Anglais flowing in the unorganized territory of
Rivière-aux-Outardes, in the
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality
Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.
Su ...
, in the administrative region of
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (, ; ; land area ) is the second-largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadous ...
, in the
province
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of
Quebec
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, in Canada.
The Brisson river valley is mainly served by the English river path.
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The surface of the English River is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The Brisson River rises on the Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield (french: Bouclier canadien ), also called the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia), the anc ...
, at Lake Louis (length: ; altitude: ). This forest lake is surrounded by mountains. The mouth of the lake is located southwest of the mouth of the Brisson river, west of a curve in the Rivière des Anglais and northeast of a bay on the Manicouagan River
The Manicouagan or Manicuagan River, often clipped to Manic, is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The river originates in the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Com ...
.
From the head lake, the course of the Brisson river descends on entirely in the forest zone, with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* north-west across Lake Philippe (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth;
* north-west crossing lac Brisson (length: ; altitude: ), to its mouth;
* first towards the north by crossing a small lake, then towards the south-east by crossing Lake Thérèse (length: ; altitude: ) which is located in a deep valley and collects the Gagnon stream (coming from the northwest), to its mouth;
* towards the south-east in a deep valley, crossing three small lakes, until the dam located at a discharge (coming from the north-west) of three lakes;
* towards the south-east in a deep valley which opens onto a forest plain at the end of the segment, until its mouth which pours out on the west bank of the Baie des Anglais, on the north shore of 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 ...
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The Brisson river flows on the north bank of the intermediate course of the English river, in the unorganized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes. This confluence is located in an area of rapids downstream from the confluence of the ]Tremblay River
The Tremblay river is a tributary of the rivière aux Anglais flowing in the unorganized territory Rivière-aux-Outardes, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Ca ...
. From the confluence of the Brisson river, the current descends the course of the English river of .
Toponym
The term "Brisson" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Brisson river" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.
See also
* 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
Further reading
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Rivers of Côte-Nord
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality