Bras du Coco


The arm of the Coco 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.
A few other secondary forest roads serve the Coco Valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
The surface of the "Bras du Coco" 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 "Bras du Coco" rises at the mouth of Lac Croche which is located at the southwestern limit of the municipality Ferland-et-Boilleau. This source is located at:
The "Bras du Coco" flows over with a drop of especially in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
The "Bras du Coco" pours into a bend on the south bank of the rivière à Mars. This confluence is located at:
From the confluence of the "Bras du Coco" 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! northeast on, then the course of the Saguenay River east on to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary.

Toponymy

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

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