Bras de Ross (Brébeuf Lake)


The Bras de Ross is a tributary of Brébeuf Lake, flowing in the municipality of Ferland-et-Boilleau and Rivière-Éternité, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The lower part of the Ross Valley is integrated into the zec du Lac-Bébeuf.
The "Bras de Ross" Valley is served by Chemin du Lac-Brébeuf which serves the southwest shore of Brébeuf Lake, for forestry, agriculture and recreotourism activities. Some secondary forest roads serve this valley.
Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of "Bras de Ross" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography

The main watersheds adjacent to "Bras de Ross" are:
The "Bras de Ross" rises at the mouth of Lac du Berger in a valley between the mountains. This lake is fed on the south side by the outlet of "Lac en Trèfle", Lac Long and "Lac à la Boule". The mouth of "Lac du Berger" is located at:
From the mouth of "Lac du Berger", the course of "Bras de Ross" descends on, according to a drop of according to the following segments:
Upper course of "Bras de Ross"
Lower course of "Bras de Ross"
The "Bras de Ross" pours into the bottom of a bay on the southwest shore of the western part of Brébeuf Lake. This mouth is located at:
From the confluence of "bras de Ross", the current:
The term "Ross" is a family name of English origin.
The toponym "bras de Ross" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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