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Rivière Aux Outardes Est
The Rivière aux Outardes Est is a tributary of the rivière aux Outardes. This cross-border river between Canada and the United States crosses: * Clinton County, in New York State, in United States; * the municipalities of Franklin, Ormstown and Hinchinbrooke, in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, in Montérégie, in Quebec, in Canada. In Canada, the East Outardes River valley is mainly served by (from the mouth): the Rivière-aux-Outardes road, the Montée de Rockburn, the Gore road, the Williams road rang des Botreaux, chemin du rang Dumas, Montée Sharpe, chemin du 8e rang, chemin Wilson, route 202, route 209 and chemin from Covey Hill. 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. Geography The East Bustard River begins at a small forest lake in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county in the north-easternmost corner of the state of New York, in the United States and bordered by the Canadian province of Quebec. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 79,843. Its county seat is the city of Plattsburgh. The county lies just south of the border with the Canadian province of Quebec and to the west of the State of Vermont. The county is named for George Clinton, the first Governor of New York, who later was elected as Vice President. He had been a Founding Father who represented New York in the Continental Congress. Clinton County comprises the Plattsburgh, New York Micropolitan statistical area. History When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Clinton County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin, Quebec
Franklin is a Canadian municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec along the Canada–US border. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,688. Geography The municipality is situated along the border with the United States. Geological features include an east-west forested ridge Covey Hill, a foothill to the northern Adirondack Mountains of New York State, from which the skyscrapers of Montreal are visible to the northeast. Streams run from its northern flank to the Chateauguay Valley where tributaries feed the Chateauguay River that drains into the St. Lawrence River. Communities The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: *Dorea () – a hamlet situated in the southern portion. *Franklin Centre () – a hamlet located at the junction of Route 202 and Route 209. Named for Arctic explorer John Franklin. *Saint-Antoine-Abbé () – a village located along Quebec Route 209. Demographics Population Language Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Quebec
This is a list of rivers of Quebec. Quebec has about: *one million lakes of which 62279 have a toponymic designation (a name), plus 218 artificial lakes; *15228 watercourses with an official toponymic designation, including 12094 streams and 3134 rivers. Quebec has 2% of all fresh water on the planet."''Du Québec à la Louisiane, sur les traces des Français d'Amérique'', Géo Histoire, Hors-série, Éditions Prisma, Paris, October 2006 James Bay watershed James Bay Rivers flowing into James Bay, listed from south to north * Rivière au Saumon (Baie James) * Rivière au Phoque (Baie James) * Désenclaves River * Roggan River **Corbin River ** Anistuwach River * Kapsaouis River * Piagochioui River =Tributaries of La Grande River= =Tributaries of Rupert River= =Tributaries of Broadback River= =Tributaries of Nottaway River= Tributaries of Waswanipi River (which empties in Nottaway River via Matagami Lake) Tributaries of Bell River Quebec rivers flowing in Ontario (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of New York State
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented by order of confluence with their main stem, from mouth to source. Long Island Sound (northern side) *''Housatonic River (CT)'' ** Tenmile River *** Swamp River **** Mill River *** Webatuck Creek **Green River *''Norwalk River (CT)'' **Silvermine River *Rippowam River ** Mill River * Mianus River * Byram River ** Wampus River *Blind Brook * Mamaroneck River **Sheldrake River *Hutchinson River Long Island ;Long Island Sound * Nissequogue River * Wading River ;Block Island Sound * Peconic River ** Little River ;Atlantic Ocean * Carmans River 10 miles * Connetquot River 6 miles *Forge River 3.2 miles * Swan River 2 miles * Patchogue River 1 mile * Carlls River *Massapequa Creek *Seaford Creek * Bellmore Creek * East Meadow Brook * Cedar Swamp Creek * Mill River * Aspatuck River *Speonk River New York Harbor *Arthur Kill (tida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Office québécois de la lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Saint-Louis
Lake Saint-Louis is a lake in southwestern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The Saint Lawrence Seaway passes through the lake. Lake St. Louis is a widening of the St. Lawrence River in the Hochelaga Archipelago. It is also fed by the Ottawa River via the Lake of Two Mountains at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the Beauharnois Canal, the Soulanges Canal, the Saint-Louis River, and the Châteauguay River. The lake is bounded to the north and the east by the Island of Montreal, by Beauharnois-Salaberry, Roussillon, and Vaudreuil-Soulanges. The town of Beauharnois with its power-dam and canal lie to the south. The West Island shore is mostly built up with private houses, but it includes some parks and clubs such as the Pointe-Claire Canoe Club, and the Pointe-Claire Yacht Club. Islands in the lake include Dorval and Dowker Islands. Lake St. Louis is the second of three fluvial lakes on the St. Lawrence River; upstream of it is Lake Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 202 (Quebec)
Route 202 is an east/west 140-kilometre highway in the Monteregie and Estrie regions of the province of Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Sainte-Barbe and its eastern terminus is in southern Cowansville at the junctions of Route 104 and Route 139. The highway runs a few kilometres north of the Canada–United States border for most of its length. Municipalities along Route 202 * Sainte-Barbe * Huntingdon * Hinchinbrooke * Franklin * Havelock * Hemmingford (township) * Hemmingford (village) * Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle * Lacolle * Noyan * Clarenceville * Venise-en-Québec * Pike River * Stanbridge Station * Bedford (township) * Bedford (city) * Stanbridge East * Dunham * Cowansville File:Quebec Provincial Route 202 (35113251123).jpg, West end, at route 132. File:Quebec Provincial Route 202 (35752510692).jpg, Route 202 in Huntingdon. File:Route 201 Sud Fin.jpg, Intersection with 201 in Maritana hamlet near Franklin. File:No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 209
Route 209 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec south of Montreal. The route runs from the Canada-United States border in Franklin and ends at the Saint-Constant/Sainte-Catherine limit, south of Montreal at the junction of Route 132. South of the US border it continues as New York State Route 189 in Clinton, New York. This road serves as an alternative route to Route 138 (towards Montreal) and the southwestern suburbs) which is a parallel route to Route 209 located roughly 10 kilometers west of it. It also provides the main link to Saint-Rémi, the largest city in the Jardins-de-Napierville MRC. Municipalities along Route 209 * Franklin * Saint-Chrysostome * Sainte-Clotilde The Basilica of Saint Clotilde (''Basilique Ste-Clotilde'') is a basilica church in Paris, located on the Rue Las Cases, in the 7th arrondissement. It is best known for its twin spires. History Construction of the church was first mooted by the P ... * Saint-Rémi, Quebec, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 202
Route 202 is an east/west 140-kilometre highway in the Monteregie and Estrie regions of the province of Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Sainte-Barbe and its eastern terminus is in southern Cowansville at the junctions of Route 104 and Route 139. The highway runs a few kilometres north of the Canada–United States border for most of its length. Municipalities along Route 202 * Sainte-Barbe * Huntingdon * Hinchinbrooke * Franklin * Havelock * Hemmingford (township) * Hemmingford (village) * Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle * Lacolle * Noyan * Clarenceville * Venise-en-Québec * Pike River * Stanbridge Station * Bedford (township) * Bedford (city) * Stanbridge East * Dunham * Cowansville File:Quebec Provincial Route 202 (35113251123).jpg, West end, at route 132. File:Quebec Provincial Route 202 (35752510692).jpg, Route 202 in Huntingdon. File:Route 201 Sud Fin.jpg, Intersection with 201 in Maritana hamlet near Franklin. File:Noyan-P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinchinbrooke, Quebec
Hinchinbrooke is a rural community in southern Quebec, in the Châteauguay Valley, in the MRC de Le Haut-Saint-Laurent. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,242. History Since the 1980 dissolution of Huntingdon County, Hinchinbrooke is within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. Geography The municipality is situated along the Canada–United States border. It is one of the two southernmost communities in Quebec, along with Elgin, with their tripoint with New York on the Châteauguay River being the southernmost point in the province. Communities The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: *Athelstan () – a hamlet situated on the western border with Elgin. *Brooklet () – a hamlet situated in the southeast. *Herdman () – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 202 in the south. *Parc Davignon () – a cottage community along the US border. *Powerscourt () – a hamlet situated on the southwest border w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormstown
Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Chateauguay River in the heart of the Chateauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,595 of which Francophones comprise about 65%. Ormstown has two elementary schools, one high school ( Chateauguay Valley Regional), and two adult education facilities, several restaurants and churches. Ormstown is also well known for its numerous antique dealers and unique gift shops. There is a park north of the centre of town which is home to Ormstown Beach, an urban legend created and memorialized in the 1970s with "I've been to Ormstown Beach" bumper stickers. It is a popular summer activity to cycle along the Chateauguay River. The town has traces of an old dam, which was once the source of power for the mill. People living outside the town only gained access to electricity following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivière Aux Outardes (Chateauguay River)
Rivière aux Outardes or Rivière-aux-Outardes (French for "Geese River") may refer to the following rivers and place all in Quebec, Canada: * Rivière aux Outardes (North Shore), river in Côte-Nord region * Rivière aux Outardes (Chateauguay River), a stream in Montérégie ** Rivière aux Outardes Est, a tributary of above * Rivière aux Outardes (Saguenay River), a stream in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean * Rivière-aux-Outardes, Quebec Rivière-aux-Outardes is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 95% of the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. The eponymous Outardes River is nearly long, and flows through the territory ..., an unorganized territory in Côte-Nord See also * Outarde (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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