| Bras des Mouches | |
| Pushpin Map: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and Saguenay (city) |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities |
| Subdivision Name5: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Length: | 7.8km (04.8miles)[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Source1: | Lac des Mouches |
| Source1 Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 48.143°N -70.9539°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 349m (1,145feet) |
| Mouth: | Bras d'Isaïe |
| Mouth Location: | Lac-Ministuk |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 48.2211°N -71.0042°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 260m (850feet) |
The Bras des Mouches is a tributary of the Bras d'Isaïe, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river crosses the eastern part of the zec Mars-Moulin.
Some secondary forest roads serve the "Bras des Mouches" valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.[2]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the "Bras des Mouches" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.
The main watersheds neighboring the "Bras des Mouches" are:
Le "Bras des Mouches" rises at the mouth of "Lac des Mouches" (length: 0.9km (00.6miles); altitude: 349m (1,145feet)) which is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk. This source is located at:
The "Bras des Mouches" arm flows over 7.8km (04.8miles) with a drop of 89km (55miles) entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
Le "Bras des Mouches" flows into a bend in the river on the north bank of the bras d'Isaïe. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the arm of the Flies with the rivière à Mars, the current follows the course of the bras d'Isaïe on 3km (02miles) towards the east, the course from the rivière à Mars on 10.9km (06.8miles) generally towards the north, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! Northeast on 11km (07miles), then the course of the Saguenay River east on 99.5km (61.8miles) to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[3]
The toponym "bras des Mouches" was formalized on June 29, 1983, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[4]