Английская Википедия:Bras Nord-Ouest
Шаблон:Infobox river The Bras Nord-Ouest (English: North-West Branch) is a tributary of the north shore of lac la Retenue, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of L'Ange-Gardien, in the regional county municipality (MRC) of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.[1]
The lower part of this valley (north of Lac la Retenue) is served by de la Vallée, des Montagnes and de la Rivière streets.
The surface of the Northwest Arm is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
Geography
The North-West Arm takes its source from a small forest lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert). This source is located in a cuvée between mountain peaks (altitude: 500 m to the south and 634 m to the southwest) in the municipality of Château-Richer, at:
- Шаблон:Convert east of a curve of the Montmorency River;
- Шаблон:Convert north of the confluence of the Bras Nord-Ouest and Lac la Retenue;
- Шаблон:Convert north-west of the north-west bank of the St. Lawrence River.
From its source, the North-West Arm descends on Шаблон:Convert, with a drop of Шаблон:Convert according to the following segments:
- Шаблон:Convert south-west in a deep valley and crossing a small lake (altitude: Шаблон:Convert), then curving south at the end of the segment, until the outlet (coming from the west) of a small lake;
- Шаблон:Convert towards the south-east down the mountain in a deep valley, to a bend of the river corresponding to the discharge (coming from the south-west) of a stream;
- Шаблон:Convert first towards the east first in the forest zone, then agricultural, bending towards the south to collect the discharge (coming from the east) of a small lake, and crossing a small lake, then bending west at the end of the segment, to its mouth.[2]
The North-West Arm flows into a forest islet at the bottom of a bay on the north shore] of Lac la Retenue which is crossed to the south-east by the Ferrée River.
From the confluence of the North-West Arm, the current crosses Шаблон:Convert southwards Lac la Retenue first by an L-shaped bay, up to the dam; flows south on Шаблон:Convert via Rivière la Retenue; on Шаблон:Convert generally towards the southeast following the course of the Ferrée river; then on Шаблон:Convert east by the course of the Montmorency River, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river.[2]
Toponymy
The toponym "Bras Nord-Ouest" was formalized on March 6, 1975, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]
Notes and references
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Appendices
- La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
- L'Ange-Gardien, a municipality
- Lac la Retenue
- Rivière du Petit Pré
- Rivière la Retenue
- Ferrée River
- Montmorency River
- List of rivers of Quebec
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