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The bras de Jacob rises at the mouth of Lake Jacob (length: 0.9 km (0.56 mi); altitude: 307 m (1,007 ft)) in the forest area. This lake is fed by the outlet (coming from the northeast) from
Fournier lake, and the outlet (coming from the west) from an unidentified lake. This source
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The upper part of this small valley is served by the Lac-du-Bois-Joli road which passes on the north shore of Lac Jacob. A few other secondary forest roads serve the valley of the Jacob's arm, mainly for forestry and recreational tourism activities.
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5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the east by collecting the discharge (coming from the south) from Cami Lake, then by forming two curves towards the south, up to a bend in the river, corresponding to the discharge (coming from the east) of Lac
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From its source, Jacob's arm flows over 9.0 km (5.6 mi) with a drop of 87 m (285 ft) entirely in the forest zone, according to the following segments:
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The toponym "bras de Jacob" was formalized on
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Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
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The main watersheds neighboring of bras de Jacob are:
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361:Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
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734:"Bras de Jacob, Bank of Quebec place names"
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561:. This confluence is located at:
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714:List of rivers of Quebec
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301:Basin features
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783:24 January
720:References
528:Chicoutimi
499:Laterrière
230:71°06′02″W
227:48°13′55″N
153:71°11′34″W
150:48°14′30″N
622:Tadoussac
543:Desgagné;
481:route 175
393:Geography
367:, in the
359:, in the
277:Discharge
122:Lac Jacob
666:Saguenay
644:See also
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606:Saguenay
597:and the
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522:and the
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