Английская Википедия:Bras Henriette
Шаблон:Infobox river The arm Henriette (English: Henriette's arm) is a tributary of the Bras de Jacob, flowing in the southern part of the city of Saguenay, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of the Henriette arm crosses the northwest part of the zec Mars-Moulin.
The small valley of the Bras Henriette is served by some secondary forest roads, especially for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities.[1]
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Henriette arm is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.
Geography
The main watersheds neighboring the Henriette arm are:
- north side: Bras de Jacob, Desgagné lake, Côté lake, William lake brook, rivière du Moulin, Chicoutimi River, Saguenay River;
- east side: rivière du Moulin, la Petite Décharge, bras des Mouches, Rivière à Mars;
- south side: rivière du Moulin, Bras Sec;
- west side: Bras de Jacob, Bras de Jacob Ouest, Gilbert lake, Simoncouche River, Simoncouche Lake, Des Îlets lake, Depot lake.
The Bras Henriette rises at the mouth of Gilbert Lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert) in a forest area in the zec Mars-Moulin. This source is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert south-west of the confluence of the Henriette arm and the Bras de Jacob;
- Шаблон:Convert west of the course of the rivière du Moulin;
- Шаблон:Convert east of Simoncouche Lake;
- Шаблон:Convert east of route 175;
- Шаблон:Convert south of the village of Laterrière;
- Шаблон:Convert to the south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River.[2]
From its source (Gibert Lake), the Henriette arm flows over Шаблон:Convert with a drop of Шаблон:Convert entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
- Шаблон:Convert towards the east by forming a curve towards the south, until the outlet (coming from the south-east) of the Jacques lake;
- Шаблон:Convert north-east, crossing Les Étangs lake (length: Шаблон:Convert; altitude: Шаблон:Convert), up to at its mouth;
- Шаблон:Convert north, to its mouth.[2]
The Henriette arm spills out onto the south bank of Bras de Jacob. This confluence is located at:
- Шаблон:Convert south-west of the confluence of the Bras de Jacob and rivière du Moulin;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the village of Laterrière;
- Шаблон:Convert east of route 175;
- Шаблон:Convert south-east of the Portage-des-Roches dam, erected at the head of the Chicoutimi River;
- Шаблон:Convert south of the confluence of the rivière du Moulin and the Saguenay River in the Chicoutimi sector of the city of Saguenay.[2]
From the mouth of the Henriette arm, the current successively follows the course of the Bras de Jacob on Шаблон:Convert towards the east, the course of the Rivière du Moulin on Шаблон:Convert to the north, then the course of the Saguenay River on Шаблон:Convert east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.[2]
Toponymy
The term "Henriette" is a family name of French origin.
The toponym "bras Henriette" was formalized on June 29, 1983, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]
Notes and references
Appendices
Related articles
- Saguenay
- Zec Mars-Moulin, a controlled harvesting zone
- Bras de Jacob
- Rivière du Moulin
- Saguenay River
- List of rivers of Quebec
