Bras Saint-Michel Explained

Bras Saint-Michel
Pushpin Map:	Quebec
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Quebec
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type4:	MRC
Subdivision Name4:	Bellechasse Regional County Municipality and Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Source1:	Agricultural streams
Source1 Location:	Saint-Henri
Mouth:	Rivière du Sud (Montmagny)
Mouth Location:	Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
Progression:	Rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:	(upstream) cours d'eau Labonté, cours d'eau Latulippe, ruisseau des Castors.
Tributaries Right:	(upstream) cours d'eau Boulet, ruisseau-à-la-Loutre, ruisseau de la Chute, rivière du Moulin (Bras Saint-Michel), ruisseau Plante.

The Bras Saint-Michel is a tributary of the north-west bank of the Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.

The "Bras Saint-Michel" crosses the MRC of:

• Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Henri, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, La Durantaye, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Vallier;
• Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud.

Geography

The Saint-Michel arm has its source in the municipality of Saint-Henri at west of the center of the village of Saint-Gervais, at north of the center of the village of Saint-Anselme and at east of center of the village of Saint-Henri. This spring is located in an agricultural zone north of the Boyer River and northwest of the first rang West road. The "Bras Saint-Michel" flows relatively in a straight line north-east in parallel (on the south-east side) over the Boyer river.

From its source, the Saint-Michel arm flows over, divided into the following segments:

• northeasterly in Saint-Henri, up to the limit of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse;
• towards the northeast, forming the limit between these last two municipalities;
• northeasterly to route 279 which it intersects at north-west of center of the village of Saint-Gervais;
• north-east to the limit of Saint-Gervais;
• northeasterly, forming the limit of the municipalities of Saint-Gervais and Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, up to the road bridge to La Tremblade, that is to at the limit of La Durantaye;
• towards the north-east, forming the limit between La Durantaye and Saint-Gervais;
• northeasterly, forming the limit between La Durantaye and Saint-Raphaël, to the route Robert bridge;
• north-east, up to the route 281 South bridge that it intersects at at north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Raphaël;
• towards the northeast, forming on the limit between Saint-Vallier and Saint-Raphaël, until 'at the limit of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud;
• northeasterly in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, to its confluence.^[1]

The "Bras Saint-Michel" empties on the north-west bank of the Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) in the municipality of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud. This confluence is located south of highway 20, at upstream of the Montée de Morigeau and downstream from the Rang du Sault bridge, located in the hamlet of Arthurville.^[1]

Toponymy

The toponym "Bras Saint-Michel" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Quebec

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation. 2021-01-07.
2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=8122 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Bras Saint-Michel"