| Bras d'Hamel | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Saguenay (city) |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Length: | 26.8km (16.7miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Source1: | Confluence of forest streams |
| Source1 Location: | Ferland-et-Boilleau |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.0914°N -70.9655°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 420m (1,380feet) |
| Mouth: | Ha! Ha! River |
| Mouth Location: | Saguenay (ville) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.2431°N -70.8475°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 170m (560feet) |
| Tributaries Right: | (from the mouth) Bras Rocheux, outlet of lac Rémis, outlet of lac Hervé. |
| Custom Label: | (from the mouth) Outlet of lac Renouche, outlet of lac Noir. |
The Bras d'Hamel is a stream flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau (MRC of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality) and in the city of Saguenay (city), in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, 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.[2]
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.
The main neighboring watersheds of Bras d'Hamel are:
The Bras d'Hamel rises at the mouth of Girard Lake (altitude: 420m (1,380feet)) in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This source is located at:
From its source, the course of Bras d'Hamel flows over 26.8km (16.7miles) according to the following segments:
The Arm of Hamel flows onto the west bank of the Ha! Ha! River. This mouth is located at:
From the confluence of "Bras d'Hamel", the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on 11.8km (07.3miles) generally towards the northeast, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! on 11km (07miles) northeast, then follows the course of the Saguenay River on 99.5km (61.8miles) east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.
The toponym "Bras d'Hamel" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]