The Bras d'Hamel is a stream flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau (MRC of

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 ...

) and in the city of Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the

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, in Canada. The "Bras d'Hamel" valley is served mainly by the route 381 which runs along its entire course for forestry, agriculture and recreational tourism activities.OpenStreetMap - Accessed January 17, 2019
/ref> Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of "Bras d'Hamel" is usually frozen from early December to late March, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main neighboring watersheds of Bras d'Hamel are: * north side: Ha! Ha! River, Bras du Coco, Bras Rocheux,

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. ...

; * east side: Ha! Ha! River, Rivière des Cèdres,

Lake Ha! Ha! Lake Ha! Ha! (, ) is a waterbody tributary of the Ha! Ha! River. It is located in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jea ...

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; * south side: Ha! Ha! River,

, rivière à Mars, Bras de Ross, rivière à Pierre; * west side: Bras Rocheux, Bras du Coco, rivière à Mars,

rivière à Mars North-West The Rivière à Mars Nord-Ouest is a tributary of the rivière à Mars flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Que ...

, rivière du Moulin. The Bras d'Hamel rises at the mouth of Girard Lake (altitude: ) in the

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. This source is located at: * east of the course of the rivière à Mars; * east of the rivière à Pierre; * east of the dam at the mouth of

which is crossed by the Ha! Ha! River; * south-west of a mountain peak which reaches ; * south of the confluence of Bras d'Hamel and Ha! Ha! River. From its source, the course of Bras d'Hamel flows over according to the following segments: * towards the northeast by forming a loop towards the north at the start of the segment to go around a mountain whose summit reaches and collecting the discharge (coming from the south) of an unidentified lake, to the outlet (coming from the south) of Lac Renouche; * to the north by collecting the outlet (coming from the west) from Lake Hervé, to the outlet (coming from the west) from Lake Rémis; * to the north in a deep valley, then passing the village of Ferland to the outlet (coming from the west) of a stream; * north-west along route 381, to a bend corresponding to the outlet of Bras Rocheux (coming from South); * northwards in agricultural area to its mouth. The Arm of Hamel flows onto the west bank of the Ha! Ha! River. This mouth is located at: * downstream of a dam on the Ha! Ha! River; * upstream of a road bridge spanning the Ha! Ha! River; * west of a bay in lac des Cèdres; * north of the village center of Ferland (village); * south-east of the confluence of the Ha! Ha! River and Baie des Ha! Ha!. From the confluence of "Bras d'Hamel", the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on generally towards the northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on northeast, then follows the course of the

on east to

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where it merges with the

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Toponymy

The toponym "Bras d'Hamel" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...

.Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Bras d'Hamel
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References

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Geography

Toponymy

See also

References