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River of Quebec, Canada, and a major right tributary of the St. Lawrence River.
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Lake Champlain
10 linksNatural freshwater lake in North America mainly within the borders of the United States (in the states of Vermont and New York) but also across the Canada–U.S. border into the Canadian province of Quebec.
Natural freshwater lake in North America mainly within the borders of the United States (in the states of Vermont and New York) but also across the Canada–U.S. border into the Canadian province of Quebec.
Because of both Lake Champlain's connection to the St. Lawrence Seaway via the Richelieu River and the existence of the Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain is sometimes referred to as "The Sixth Great Lake."
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
6 linksCity in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 km southeast of Montreal.
City in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about 40 km southeast of Montreal.
It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain.
Champlain Valley
4 linksRegion of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York extending north slightly into Quebec, Canada.
Region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York extending north slightly into Quebec, Canada.
It is part of the St. Lawrence River drainage basin, drained northward by the Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec (northeast of Montreal).
Chambly Canal
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The Chambly Canal is a National Historic Site of Canada in the Province of Quebec, running along the Richelieu River past Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Carignan, and Chambly.
New York (state)
4 linksState in the Northeastern United States.
State in the Northeastern United States.
Lake George empties at its north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end extends into Canada, where it drains into the Richelieu River and then ultimately the Saint Lawrence River.
Sorel-Tracy
3 linksCity in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Champlain Valley.
City in southwestern Quebec, Canada and the geographical end point of the Champlain Valley.
It is located at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre, downstream and northeast of Montreal.
Chambly, Quebec
3 linksOff-island suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
Off-island suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
It sits on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La-Vallée-du-Richelieu, at 45.45°N, -73.29083°W.
St. Lawrence River
4 linksLarge river in the middle latitudes of North America, flowing from Lake Ontario in a roughly northeasterly direction into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin.
Large river in the middle latitudes of North America, flowing from Lake Ontario in a roughly northeasterly direction into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin.
![A watercolour painting by Elizabeth Simcoe created [ca. 1792] depicting a bend in the St. Lawrence River, Quebec from the Simcoe Family fonds held at the Archives of Ontario.](https://hyperleap.com/images/2b38220d7952e6d85d6552a286a93bc9/200-5361dfe86a830d7ab78314a4356333e8.tif)
Lake Champlain and the Ottawa, Richelieu, Saint-Maurice, Saint-François, Chaudière and Saguenay rivers drain into the St. Lawrence.
Isle La Motte
4 linksIsland in Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont, United States.
Island in Lake Champlain in northwestern Vermont, United States.
At 7 mi (11 km) by 2 mi (3 km), it lies close to the place that the lake empties into the Richelieu River.
Samuel de Champlain
5 linksFrench colonist, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
French colonist, navigator, cartographer, draftsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
Champlain set off with nine French soldiers and 300 natives to explore the Rivière des Iroquois (now known as the Richelieu River), and became the first European to map Lake Champlain.