Bras Henriette


The arm Henriette 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.
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:
The Bras Henriette rises at the mouth of Gilbert Lake in a forest area in the zec Mars-Moulin. This source is located at:
From its source, the Henriette arm flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
The Henriette arm spills out onto the south bank of Bras de Jacob. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the Henriette arm, the current successively follows the course of the Bras de Jacob on towards the east, the course of the Rivière du Moulin on to the north, then the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.

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.

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