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.

Bras de Riche
Bras de Riche is located in Quebec
Bras de Riche
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
MRCMontmagny Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Bringé
 • locationSaint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
 • coordinates47°06′32″N 70°10′08″W / 47.108943°N 70.168791°W / 47.108943; -70.168791
 • elevation516 metres (1,693 ft)
MouthBras Saint-Nicolas
 • location
Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
 • coordinates
47°02′42″N 70°18′16″W / 47.045°N 70.30444°W / 47.045; -70.30444
 • elevation
150 metres (490 ft)
Length11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBras Saint-Nicolas, rivière du Sud (Montmagny), St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream)

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

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The main neighboring watersheds of Bras de Riche are:

The "Bras de Riche" takes its source at Lake Bringé (length: 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi); altitude: 517 metres (1,696 ft)), 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 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) southeast of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.[1]

From this head lake, the "Bras de Riche" flows over 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi), with a drop of 366 metres (1,201 ft), 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 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard.[1]

Toponymy

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The toponym "Bras de Riche" was made official on May 31, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada – Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, database and site instrumentation". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Place name bank - Toponym: "Bras de Riche".