Bras d'Henri
| Bras d'Henri | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Elzéar |
| • coordinates | 46°24′19″N 71°07′14″W / 46.405235°N 71.120582°W |
| • elevation | 285 metres (935 ft) |
St. Lawrence | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Petit bras d'Henri |
| • right | (upstream) ruisseau Malbrook, cours d'eau de la Judée |
The Bras d'Henri is a tributary of the
Geography
The main neighboring watersheds of the Bras d'Henri river are:
- north side: Beaurivage River, Chaudière River, Cugnet River;
- east side: Malbrook stream, Chaudière River Vallée River, Savoie River;
- south side: Beaurivage River;
- West side: .
Le Bras d'Henri has its source in the municipality of Saint-Elzéar at 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) west of the village center. This headland is located north of route 216, north of the head of the Savoie River (tributary of the Richelieu River) and 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) southeast of the Chaudière River.
From its source, the Bras d'Henri river flows mainly in agricultural areas over 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) divided into the following segments:
- 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwesterly, in Saint-Elzéar, up to the limit of Saint-Bernard;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west, to the route du rang Saint-Henri;
- 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) north, up to the route du rang Saint-Georges-Ouest;
- 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) north into Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage;
- 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) north-west, to a road;
- 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) north-west, up to the limit of Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon;
- 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) towards the west, in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage;
- 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) towards the southwest, to Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage;
- 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) north to a road;
- 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) north-west, to its confluence.[1]
Le Bras d'Henri empties on the east bank of the Beaurivage River at 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) (in a direct line) north of the village of Saint-Gilles and south of the hamlet "Pointe-Saint-Gilles".
Toponymy
The toponym "Bras d'Henri" was made official on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]