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.
Bras des Mouches | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean |
Regional County Municipality | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and Saguenay (city) |
Municipalities | Lac-Ministuk |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lac des Mouches |
• location | Lac-Ministuk |
• coordinates | 48.14300°N 70.95390°W / 48.14300; -70.95390 |
• elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
Mouth | Bras d'Isaïe |
• location | Lac-Ministuk |
• coordinates | 48.22111°N 71.00417°W / 48.22111; -71.00417 |
• elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Length | 7.8 km (4.8 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lac-Ministuk |
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: 0.9 km (0.56 mi); altitude: 349 m (1,145 ft)) which is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk. This source is located at:
The "Bras des Mouches" arm flows over 7.8 km (4.8 mi) with a drop of 89 km (55 mi) 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 3.0 km (1.9 mi) towards the east, the course from the rivière à Mars on 10.9 km (6.8 mi) generally towards the north, crosses Baie des Ha! Ha! Northeast on 11.0 km (6.8 mi), then the course of the Saguenay River east on 99.5 km (61.8 mi) 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]