• Source: Richelieu River (Montmorency River tributary)

The Richelieu river" target="_blank">River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency river" target="_blank">River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river" target="_blank">river, in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower part of this valley is served by avenue Sainte-Brigitte and by rue Auclair. The upper part is served by a secondary forest road. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
Because of its altitude, the surface of the Richelieu river" target="_blank">River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river" target="_blank">river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.




Geography


The Richelieu river" target="_blank">River takes its source at the confluence of two forest and mountain streams (altitude: 489 metres (1,604 ft)), on the north flank of the Montagne à Deux Têtes, either:

0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) north-west of the summit of the Mountain of Two Heads;
1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) west of a curve in the course of the rivière à l'Île;
3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) west of Lac Turgeon which is crossed by the Turgeon river" target="_blank">River;
5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north-west of the confluence of the Richelieu river" target="_blank">river and the Montmorency river" target="_blank">River.
Course of the Richelieu river" target="_blank">river
From its source, the Richelieu river" target="_blank">River descends from the mountains into forest territory, flowing over 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi), with a drop of 289 metres (948 ft), according to the following segments:

2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) south with a steep drop, then south-east, to a stream (coming from the west);
2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) south-east to a stream (coming from the west);
0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) south across Goudreault Lake (length: 0.24 kilometres (0.15 mi); altitude: 244 metres (801 ft)) which is located in the village of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, to its mouth;
0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) to the south by crossing the village of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, branching east by crossing a series of rapids, to its mouth.
From the confluence of the Richelieu river" target="_blank">river, the current flows over 17.0 kilometres (10.6 mi) generally south by the course of the Montmorency river" target="_blank">river, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river" target="_blank">river.




Toponymy


The toponym "Richelieu river" target="_blank">River" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.




See also



Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, a municipality
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Capitale-Nationale, an administrative region
Montmorency river" target="_blank">River
St. Lawrence river" target="_blank">River
List of rivers of Quebec




Notes and references

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Richelieu River (Montmorency River tributary)
• Richelieu
• Montmorency River
• List of rivers of Quebec
• Rivière aux Pins (Montmorency River tributary)
• St. Lawrence River
• Petit Palais
• Tour Saint-Jacques
• 1620s
• List of works by James Pradier