Bras du Nord-Est | |
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: | L'Islet Regional County Municipality |
Source1: | Lac des Plaines |
Source1 Location: | Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard |
Mouth: | Bras de Riche |
Mouth Location: | Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard |
Progression: | Bras de Riche, Bras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries Left: | (upstream) Ruisseau Saint-Lambert |
Tributaries Right: | (upstream) |
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.
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.
The main watersheds neighbors of the Northeast Arm are:
The "Bras du Nord-Est" takes its source at "lac des Plaines" (length: ; altitude:), 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 southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
From this head lake, the "Bras du Nord-Est" flows over, divided into the following segments:
The "Bras du Nord-Est" flows onto the south shore of the Bras de Riche. This confluence is located north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard.[1]
The toponym "Bras du Nord-Est" was made official on May 31, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]