The bras Sec (English: Dry Arm) is a tributary of the rivière du Moulin, flowing 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 ...

, 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. The course of the Sec 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 Sec is served by a few secondary forest roads, 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 the Dry arm 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 Sec arm are: * north side: Lac Vénus, Grand Lac, Lac des Éclats, rivière du Moulin; * east side: Lac Coupau, rivière du Moulin, Bras de l'Enfer,

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,

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 ...

Pikauba River The Pikauba River is a tributary of Kenogami Lake, flowing in the province of Quebec in Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality; * ...

, Savane stream, Vermette stream; * west side:

Normand River The Normand river is a freshwater tributary of the Cyriac River, 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 pro ...

, Savane stream. Le Bras Sec rises at the mouth of Lake Catellier (length: ; altitude: ) in a forest area in the

. This landlocked lake between the mountains is located at the southwestern limit of the

, that is to say: * north of the forest road R0287; * west of the course of the rivière du Moulin; * north-east of the course of the

; * north-east of a curve on route 175; * south-west of the confluence of Bras Sec and rivière du Moulin; * north-east of the course of the

. From Lac Catellier, the Bras Sec flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments: Upper course of the Bras Sec (segment of ) * to the north, bending slightly to the east to go around a mountain, to a stream (coming from the west); * making a difference in height from first to a bend in the river, then bending towards the northeast, to a stream (coming from the South); * north-west passing west of a mountain and past a forest camp, to a stream (coming from the west); * towards the north by making a detour towards the west to go around a mountain whose summit reaches , up to a bend of the river, corresponding to a stream (coming from the south); * north, to a stream (coming from the west); Lower course of the Bras Se (segment of ) * eastward, to the outlet (coming from the north) of Le Grand Lac, lac à la Tripe and lac Vénus; * south-east, until a discharge (coming from the south-west) from a stream; * towards the south-east by collecting two streams, to its mouth. The Sec arm flows into a bend in the west bank of the rivière du Moulin, near (west side) of Coupau lake. This confluence is located at: * west of the course of the

; * east of the

; * north-east of route 175; * north of the boundary of the administrative regions of

(MRC

and

Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 List of Quebec regions, administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's Communauté métropol ...

(MRC

Charlevoix Regional County Municipality Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul. Subdivisions There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Baie-Saint-Paul ;Municipalities (3) * L' ...

); * south-east of the confluence of the rivière du Moulin and the

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 ...

in the sector

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 ...

of the city of Saguenay. From the mouth of the Sec arm, the current successively follows the course of the rivière du Moulin on generally north, then the course from the

on eastwards 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 "Sec" (English: Dry) refers to the fact that in certain periods of drought, this stream is almost dry. The toponym "bras Sec" 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 Sec
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References

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Geography

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See also

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