Le Petit Bras | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
MRC | Manicouagan Regional County Municipality |
City | Baie-Comeau |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Lake |
• location | Baie-Comeau |
• coordinates | 49°15′55″N 68°14′47″W / 49.26528°N 68.24639°W |
• elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Mouth | Amédée River |
• location | Baie-Comeau |
• coordinates | 49°12′05″N 68°15′03″W / 49.20139°N 68.25083°W |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Length | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Stream (coming from North-West) |
Le Petit Bras (English: The Little Arm) is a tributary of the Amédée River, crossing the town of Baie-Comeau, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of this valley is mainly served by the route 389; the lower part, by route 138. [1]
Besides the industrial area and the urban area at the end of the segment, forestry is the main economic activity in this valley. [2]
The surface of the Amédée River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from mid-December to mid-March.
The Petit Bras rises from a small lake (length: 0.3 km (0.19 mi); altitude: 187 m (614 ft)). This lake is located at:
Le Petit Bras flows on 11.8 km (7.3 mi) with a drop of 137 m (449 ft), according to the following segments:
The Petit Bras flows on the northeast bank of the Amédée River, that is to say:
The toponym "Le Petit Bras" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]
Characteristics extracted from map, database and instrumentation of the site
Le Petit Bras | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
MRC | Manicouagan Regional County Municipality |
City | Baie-Comeau |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Lake |
• location | Baie-Comeau |
• coordinates | 49°15′55″N 68°14′47″W / 49.26528°N 68.24639°W |
• elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Mouth | Amédée River |
• location | Baie-Comeau |
• coordinates | 49°12′05″N 68°15′03″W / 49.20139°N 68.25083°W |
• elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Length | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Stream (coming from North-West) |
Le Petit Bras (English: The Little Arm) is a tributary of the Amédée River, crossing the town of Baie-Comeau, in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of the Côte-Nord, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The upper part of this valley is mainly served by the route 389; the lower part, by route 138. [1]
Besides the industrial area and the urban area at the end of the segment, forestry is the main economic activity in this valley. [2]
The surface of the Amédée River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, traffic on the ice is generally safe from mid-December to mid-March.
The Petit Bras rises from a small lake (length: 0.3 km (0.19 mi); altitude: 187 m (614 ft)). This lake is located at:
Le Petit Bras flows on 11.8 km (7.3 mi) with a drop of 137 m (449 ft), according to the following segments:
The Petit Bras flows on the northeast bank of the Amédée River, that is to say:
The toponym "Le Petit Bras" was formalized on August 2, 1974, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. [3]
Characteristics extracted from map, database and instrumentation of the site