Bras de Riche
The Bras de Riche (in English: Arm of Rich) flows in the municipalities of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Saint-Aubert and L'Islet (Saint-Eugène sector), in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Bras de Riche | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| MRC | Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Bringé |
| • location | Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard |
| • coordinates | 47.108943°N 70.168791°W |
| • elevation | 516 metres (1,693 ft) |
| Mouth | Bras Saint-Nicolas |
• location | Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard |
• coordinates | 47.045°N 70.30444°W |
• elevation | 150 metres (490 ft) |
| Length | 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) |
| • right | (upstream) |
The "Bras de Riche" is a tributary of the east bank of the Bras Saint-Nicolas, which flows on the south-east bank of the rivière du Sud (Montmagny); the latter flows north-east to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of Bras de Riche are:
- north side: Sauvage stream, Tortue River (L'Islet);
- east side: Bras de la rivière Ouelle, Bras du Nord-Est, Tenturette River, Grand Calder River;
- south side: Bras d'Apic, Bras du Nord-Est, Méchant Pouce River;
- west side: Petit Moulin River (L'Islet), rivière des Perdrix, Bras Saint-Nicolas.[1]
The "Bras de Riche" takes its source at Lake Bringé (length: 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi); altitude: 517 metres (1,696 ft)), located in a mountainous area, located at the limit between Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard and Saint-Aubert. This head lake is located southeast of Trois Saumons lake and 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.[1]
From this head lake, the "Bras de Riche" flows over 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi), with a drop of 366 metres (1,201 ft), divided into the following segments:
- 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) southwesterly in Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, to the municipal limit of Saint-Aubert;
- 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwesterly, up to the limit of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard;
- 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) south-west, to a country road;
- 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwest, to route 285;
- 1.0 kilometre (0.62 mi) towards the west, collecting the waters of the Bras du Nord-Est (coming from the south), until the limit between Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard and L'Islet (Saint-Eugène sector);
- 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) northwesterly, up to its confluence.[1]
The "Bras de Riche" empties on the east bank of the Bras Saint-Nicolas. This confluence is located upstream from the bridge at a place called "Les Chandelles", downstream from the "Toupin waterfall" and 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard.[1]
Toponymy
The toponym "Bras de Riche" was made official on May 31, 1983 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]