Bras Saint-Michel
The Bras Saint-Michel is a tributary of the north-west bank of the Rivière du Sud (Montmagny) which flows north-east to the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
The "Bras Saint-Michel" crosses the MRC of:
- Bellechasse Regional County Municipality: municipalities of Saint-Henri, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, La Durantaye, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Vallier;
- Montmagny Regional County Municipality: municipality of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud.
Geography
The Saint-Michel arm has its source in the municipality of Saint-Henri at west of the center of the village of Saint-Gervais, at north of the center of the village of Saint-Anselme and at east of center of the village of Saint-Henri. This spring is located in an agricultural zone north of the Boyer River and northwest of the first rang West road. The "Bras Saint-Michel" flows relatively in a straight line north-east in parallel over the Boyer river.From its source, the Saint-Michel arm flows over, divided into the following segments:
- northeasterly in Saint-Henri, up to the limit of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse;
- towards the northeast, forming the limit between these last two municipalities;
- northeasterly to route 279 which it intersects at north-west of center of the village of Saint-Gervais;
- north-east to the limit of Saint-Gervais;
- northeasterly, forming the limit of the municipalities of Saint-Gervais and Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, up to the road bridge to La Tremblade, that is to at the limit of La Durantaye;
- towards the north-east, forming the limit between La Durantaye and Saint-Gervais;
- northeasterly, forming the limit between La Durantaye and Saint-Raphaël, to the route Robert bridge;
- north-east, up to the route 281 South bridge that it intersects at at north-west of the center of the village of Saint-Raphaël;
- towards the northeast, forming on the limit between Saint-Vallier and Saint-Raphaël, until 'at the limit of Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud;
- northeasterly in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, to its confluence.