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River in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Canada)
Bras de Riche
Bras de Riche is located in QuebecBras 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
 • locationSaint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
 • coordinates47°02′42″N 70°18′16″W / 47.045°N 70.30444°W / 47.045; -70.30444
 • elevation150 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 (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.

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

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.

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.

Toponymy

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

See also

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References

  1. ^ "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".
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