Bras des Angers
The Bras des Angers (English: arm of Angers) is a tributary of the Pikauba River, 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 course of the Bras des Angers crosses the northwest part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The small valley of the Arm of Angers is located near route 169. This valley is served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main  economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Bras des Angers 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 main neighboring watersheds of the Bras des Angers are: The Angers branch rises at the confluence of two forest streams (altitude: ) in a forest area in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. This source is located at: From its source, the Angers branch flows over with a drop of entirely in the forest zone, according to  the following segments: The Angers arm spills out into the bottom of a small bay on the west bank of the Pikauba River. This confluence is located at: From the mouth of the Angers arm, the current successively follows the course of the Pikauba River on generally towards the north, crosses Kenogami Lake on northeasterly to barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on eastward, then northeasterly and course of the Saguenay River on eastward to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence estuary. Toponymy. The toponym "bras des Angers" was formalized on  December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.