Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
The chenal de l'Île d'Orléans (English: Orléans Island Channel) is a channel of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
| Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans Old names: "Chenal Nord" and "Chenal Orléans" | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Beaupré and Château-Richer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | St. Lawrence River |
| • location | Quebec (city) |
| • coordinates | 49°17′55″N 70°58′49″W |
| • elevation | 4 m |
| Mouth | St. Lawrence River |
• location | Beaupré |
• coordinates | 47°00′26″N 70°57′37″W |
• elevation | 4 m |
| Length | 33.1 km (20.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upward from the mouth) Sainte-Anne River (Beaupré), Rivière aux Chiens (Côte-de-Beaupré), Lefrançois stream, Côté stream, Cous d'eau Thivierge, Turgeon stream, rivière du Sault à la Puce, Prémont stream, Le Moyne River, Cazeau River, Valin River (La Côte-de-Beaupré), rivière du Petit Pré, Montmorency River. |
| • right | (upward from the mouth) Ruisseau du Moulin, series of unidentified streams, La Décharge, Pot au Beurre river, Moulin river, La Petite Rivière, La Grande Rivière, unidentified stream. |
This channel is formed by the Île d'Orléans (length: 33.1 kilometres (20.6 mi); width: 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi)) which is bound to the southeast by the St. Lawrence River and to the northeast by the channel of Île d'Orléans.
The surface of the Île d'Orléans channel is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March.
The main access roads are route 138 which runs along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and Chemin Royal which runs along the northwest shore of Île d'Orléans.
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