Highwater is a
village in the
Potton township of the
Eastern Townships
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of
Quebec,
Canada,
in
Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality of the
Estrie region, north of the
Canada–United States border
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from
North Troy
North Troy is a village in the town of Troy, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 631 at the 2020 census. It is located south of the Canada-US border.
Government
Village Trustees are:
*Mary Santaw
*Jim Starr
History
Th ...
,
Vermont. The
Portland-Montreal Pipe Line crosses the border and there is pumping station on the Highwater side . Highwater was the site of the
Space Research Corporation test site. The confluence of the North Branch and the South Branch of the
Missisquoi River is in Highwater; this forms the Missisquoi River which flows into
Lake Champlain at
Missisquoi Bay
Missisquoi Bay is a large extension in the northern part of Lake Champlain, at the East of the output of the latter in Richelieu River. It takes the form of a violin head, with the neck extending from the head of the lake and is about in diamete ...
. The Newport Subdivision of the
Central Maine and Quebec Railway railroad route from
Newport
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*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
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*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
Europe
Ireland
*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
, Vermont to
Richford, Vermont traverses Highwater and follows the Mississquoi River. The single runway
Mansonville Airport (CSK4) is located on chemin de l'Aeroport.
References
Canada Border Services Agency Listing
Communities in Estrie
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