Bras Nord-Ouest


The Bras Nord-Ouest is a tributary of the north shore of lac la Retenue, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the municipality of L'Ange-Gardien, in the regional county municipality of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower part of this valley is served by de la Vallée, des Montagnes and de la Rivière streets.
The surface of the Northwest Arm is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The North-West Arm takes its source from a small forest lake. This source is located in a cuvée between mountain peaks in the municipality of Château-Richer, at:
From its source, the North-West Arm descends on, with a drop of according to the following segments:
The North-West Arm flows into a forest islet at the bottom of a bay on the north shore] of Lac la Retenue which is crossed to the south-east by the Ferrée River.
From the confluence of the North-West Arm, the current crosses southwards Lac la Retenue first by an L-shaped bay, up to the dam; flows south on via Rivière la Retenue; on generally towards the southeast following the course of the Ferrée river; then on east by the course of the Montmorency River, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river.

Toponymy

The toponym "Bras Nord-Ouest" was formalized on March 6, 1975 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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