The main neighboring watersheds of Bras des Canots are: • North side:
Moncouche Lake, Doumic lake,
Nisipi River,
Sainte-Marguerite River,
bras de l'Enfer (rivière à Mars); • East side:
Martin-Valin Lake, Gauthier brook,
Sainte-Marguerite River,
Boivin River (bras des Murailles), Bras de l'Enfer,
Fournier arm; • South side:
Valin River,
Saguenay River,
Le Petit Bras (Valin river); • West side:
Saint-Louis River, Hector stream,
Valin River, Bras de l'Enfer,
Bras du Nord,
Shipshaw River. The mouth of the Bras des Canots flows onto the north bank of the Valin River, bypassing an island which blocks the mouth. This confluence is located at: • North of the mouth of the Valin river; • north-east of downtown
Saguenay (city); • North-west of the mouth of the Saguenay river. From the mouth of the Bras des Canots, the current follows the course of the Valin river, then the course of the Saguenay river to the height of
Tadoussac where it merges with the
Saint Lawrence river. == Toponymy ==