English River (Chateauguay River tributary)
The English River (French: rivière des Anglais in Canada) is a tributary of the Chateauguay River. This cross-border river between Canada and the United States crosses:
- Clinton County, in New York State, United States;
- Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, including Hemmingford in Montérégie, in Quebec, Canada;
- Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, including the municipalities of Havelock, Saint-Chrysostome and Très-Saint-Sacrement, in Montérégie.
| English River Rivière des Anglais | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| State/Province | New York State, Quebec |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Clinton County, New York, United States |
| Mouth | Chateauguay River |
• location | Très-Saint-Sacrement, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada |
• coordinates | 45°12′48″N 73°49′50″W |
• elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Length | 67.1 km (41.7 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chateauguay River→ St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Howe-Holmes brook, Robertson brook, Anderson brook, Zenophilia-Primeau brook, Atkinson brook, McKenzie-Chaloux stream, Noire River, Boileau brook, Levi brook, non brook identified, Mooer Creek, Deneault Creek, two unidentified streams, Robson Creek. |
| • right | (upstream) Bouchard brook, Lemieux-Muir brook, McGregor brook, Reddick brook, Templeton brook, Norton brook, Cloutier brook, Toynton brook, Demers-Vincent brook, Vincent watercourse, Giroux brook, Viau brook, Prévost |
In the state of New York, the English River course is mainly served by Drown Road, White Road (east-west direction), Davison Road (east-west direction) and Blackman Corners Road (CR 16) (north direction -South). In Canada, the course of the English River is mainly served mainly by the route 203 (chemin du rang du Moulin, chemin du rang Sainte-Anne).
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.