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 | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
MRC | Montmagny Regional County Municipality |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Bringé |
• location | Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard |
• coordinates | 47.108943°N 70.168791°W / 47.108943; -70.168791 |
• elevation | 516 metres (1,693 ft) |
Mouth | Bras Saint-Nicolas |
• location | Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard |
• coordinates | 47.045°N 70.30444°W / 47.045; -70.30444 |
• elevation | 150 metres (490 ft) |
Length | 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Bras 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.
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]
The toponym "Bras de Riche" was made official on May 31, 1983, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]
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