Chateauguay River
The Chateauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States) is a tributary of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in:
- Clinton County and Franklin County, in the Adirondacks, in New York State, United States;
- the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality: crossing the municipalities of Huntingdon, Ormstown and Howick, in Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada;
- the MRC of Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality: municipality of Sainte-Martine, in Montérégie;
- the MRC of Roussillon Regional County Municipality: city of Mercier, in Montérégie.
| Chateauguay River Chateaugay River | |
|---|---|
Chateauguay River at Dewittville | |
| Location | |
| Countries | United States, Canada |
| Locations | New York, Quebec |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 45°24′04″N 73°45′07″W |
• elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Length | 121 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,543.4 km2 (982.0 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) streams in Canada: Saucier, Pouliot, Riendeau-Huot, Le Grand Marais, Bergevin, Péladeau, Turcot, Lefebvre, Georges-Vinet, La Grande Décharge, Riendeau, J.-W.-Mart, McClintock, McArdle, Dewitt, Hall, Cowan, Cunningham, Beaver. |
| • right | (upstream) streams in Canada: Esturgeon river, Rose-Dulude, Riendeau-Tessier, Pécharart discharge, Feves river, English River, McCormick , Hastie, Sculy-Dubeau, Smith, Outardes River, Cluff, Schyler Landfill, Trout River, Murray. |
This valley is mainly served by the following roads:
- in Quebec (East side, from the mouth): boulevard Salaberry Nord, boulevard Salaberry Sud, chemin du rang Roy, chemin de la Beauce, rue Saint-Joseph, boulevard Saint-Jean-Baptiste-Ouest (route 138), Island Road, Fairview Road, Athelstan Road, Montée de Powerscour;
- in Quebec (West side, from the mouth): boulevard D'Youville, chemin de la Haute-Rivière, chemin du Grand-Marais, chemin du rang Dubuc, chemin du rang Touchette, chemin du rang Laberge, chemin de la Rivière-Châteauguay, rue Lambton, route 138A, route 138 (rue Châteauguay), ascent Gillmore, ascent Shearer;
- in New York State (East side, from the border): Simms Road, Chasm Road, Commons Road, Lake Street (NY 374);
- in New York State (west side, from the border): Lewis Road, Cemetery Road, Healy Road, Chase Road, Merrill Road, Lake Road, Narrows Road, Gadway Road.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.
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