The Bras du Nord-Est (in English: North-East Arm) flows entirely in the municipality of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Québec, in Canada.

Bras du Nord-Est
Bras du Nord-Est is located in Quebec
Bras du Nord-Est
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCL'Islet Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLac des Plaines
 • locationSaint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
 • coordinates47°03′58″N 70°08′19″W / 47.066117°N 70.138691°W / 47.066117; -70.138691
 • elevation390 metres (1,280 ft)
MouthBras de Riche
 • location
Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
 • coordinates
47°02′51″N 70°18′14″W / 47.0475°N 70.30389°W / 47.0475; -70.30389
 • elevation
174 metres (571 ft)
Length24.7 kilometres (15.3 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBras de Riche, Bras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream) Ruisseau Saint-Lambert
 • right(upstream)

The "Bras du Nord-Est" is a tributary of the south bank of the Bras de Riche which flows to the east bank of Bras Saint-Nicolas which empties on the south-eastern bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Geography

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The main watersheds neighbors of the Northeast Arm are:

The "Bras du Nord-Est" takes its source at "lac des Plaines" (length: 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi); altitude: 390 metres (1,280 ft)), located in a mountainous area, located in north side of the boundary between Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard and Tourville. This head lake is located southeast of Lac Trois Saumons, north of Lac Therrien and 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi) southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.[1]

From this head lake, the "Bras du Nord-Est" flows over 24.7 kilometres (15.3 mi), divided into the following segments:

The "Bras du Nord-Est" flows onto the south shore of the Bras de Riche. This confluence is located 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym "Bras du Nord-Est" was made official on May 31, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Bras du Nord-Est".

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