| Brisson River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Côte-Nord |
| Subdivision Type4: | MRC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Manicouagan Regional County Municipality |
| Subdivision Type5: | Unorganized territory |
| Subdivision Name5: | Rivière-aux-Outardes |
| Length: | 10.8km (06.7miles) |
| Source1: | Louis lake |
| Source1 Location: | Rivière-aux-Outardes |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 49.4369°N -68.2919°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 319m (1,047feet) |
| Mouth: | Rivière aux Anglais |
| Mouth Location: | Rivière-aux-Outardes |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 49.2567°N -68.1336°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 200m (700feet) |
| Progression: | Rivière aux Anglais, Baie des Anglais |
| Tributaries Left: | (upstream) Outlet of three lakes, Gagnon stream (via Lake Thérèse, outlet of two lakes (via Lake Brisson). |
| Tributaries Right: | (upstream) Outlet from Lake Smith, outlet from a lake (via Lake Thérèse), outlet from a lake (via Lake Thérèse), outlet from a lake (via Lake Brisson). |
The Brisson river is a tributary of the rivière aux Anglais flowing in the unorganized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The Brisson river valley is mainly served by the English river path.[1]
The surface of the English River is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March.
The Brisson River rises on the Canadian Shield, at Lake Louis (length: ; altitude:). This forest lake is surrounded by mountains. The mouth of the lake is located southwest of the mouth of the Brisson river, west of a curve in the Rivière des Anglais and northeast of a bay on the Manicouagan River.
From the head lake, the course of the Brisson river descends on entirely in the forest zone, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Brisson river flows on the north bank of the intermediate course of the English river, in the unorganized territory of Rivière-aux-Outardes. This confluence is located in an area of rapids downstream from the confluence of the Tremblay River. From the confluence of the Brisson river, the current descends the course of the English river of .[2]
The term "Brisson" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "Brisson river" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]