Bras du Nord-Ouest
| Bras du Nord-Ouest | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | Charlevoix Regional County Municipality |
| City | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | La Flippe Lake |
| • location | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| • coordinates | 47°18′55″N 70°40′07″W / 47.31525°N 70.66867°W |
| • elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Mouth | Rivière du Gouffre |
• location | Baie-Saint-Paul |
• coordinates | 47°26′48″N 70°30′26″W / 47.44667°N 70.50723°W |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Length | 27.7 km (17.2 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth) Discharge from a lake, five streams, stream from the Moulin, four streams, discharge from a small lake, stream, discharge from a small lake, discharge from two small lakes, rivière à Idas, two streams, discharge Lac à Foin and Lac Tremblay, five streams. |
| • right | (from the mouth) Le Petit Bras, Fourteen streams, discharge from an unidentified lake, four streams, discharge from an unidentified lake, four streams, discharge from an unidentified lake, discharge from Lake Larouche. |
The Bras du Nord-Ouest is a tributary of the west bank of the lower part of the rivière du Gouffre, flowing entirely in the city of Baie-Saint-Paul, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This valley is mainly served by the route 138 (boulevard de Monseigneur-De Laval) which runs along the foot of Cap de la Mare. Besides the Baie-Saint-Paul residential area, agriculture is the main economic activity in this valley.
The surface of the Northwest Arm is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the beginning of April; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to the end of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood generally occurs in April.