Bras du Nord-Est (Bras de Riche)

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
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCL'Islet Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLac des Plaines
  locationSaint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
  coordinates47.066117°N 70.138691°W / 47.066117; -70.138691
  elevation390 metres (1,280 ft)
MouthBras de Riche
  location
Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
  coordinates
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

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

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

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