Bras de Riche explained

Bras de Riche
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:Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Source1:Lake Bringé
Source1 Location:Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
Mouth:Bras Saint-Nicolas
Mouth Location:Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
Progression:Bras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream)
Tributaries Right:(upstream)

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.

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:

The "Bras de Riche" takes its source at Lake Bringé (length: ; altitude:), 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 southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.

From this head lake, the "Bras de Riche" flows over, with a drop of, divided into the following segments:

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 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]

See also

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. December 25, 2020.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=121318 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Bras de Riche"