Bras de l'Enfer (rivière à Mars)


The Bras de l'Enfer is a tributary of the rivière à Mars, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, 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 upper part of the course of the "Bras de l'Enfer" crosses the northern part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
A few other secondary forest roads serve the Bras de l'Enfer valley, mainly for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the Bras de l'Enfer 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 Bras de l'Enfer rises at the mouth of Lake Trema. This source is located at:
From its source, the Bras de l'Enfer flows over with a drop of entirely in forest and mountainous zones, according to the following segments:
The Bras de l'Enfer pours down on the east bank of the rivière à Mars. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the Bras de l'Enfer with the rivière à Mars, the current follows the course of the rivière à Mars on generally towards the north, crosses the Baie des Ha! Ha! on northeast, then the course of the Saguenay River on east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.

Toponymy

The toponym "bras de l'Enfer" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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