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The St. Regis River (or rivière Saint-Régis in
Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-Régis"
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St. Regis River regional information
Adirondacks Rivers of New York (state) Rivers of Franklin County, New York Tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River {{NewYork-river-stub
The St. Regis River (or rivière Saint-Régis in Quebec
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) is an river
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in northern New York
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in the United States
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. It flows into the Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
at the hamlet of Saint Regis in the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. The Saint Regis River basin includes Upper and Lower St. Regis Lakes, and Saint Regis Pond
Saint Regis Pond is a pond, the largest in the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondacks in northern New York state. It drains into the west branch of the St. Regis River. It is part of the "Seven Carries" canoe route.
The pond is long. The ...
in the Saint Regis Canoe Area
The Saint Regis Canoe Area in Adirondack Park is the largest wilderness canoe area in the Northeastern United States and the only designated canoe area in New York state. It is closed to motorized vehicles. Among the 50 ponds (small lakes) and lak ...
. It's a great fishery for trout
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.
Toponymy
The toponym "rivière Saint-Régis" was made official on December 5, 1968 at theCommission de toponymie du Québec
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See also
*List of rivers in New York
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By drainage basin
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Long Island Sound (north ...
*List of rivers of Quebec
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*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 ...
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St. Regis River regional information
Adirondacks Rivers of New York (state) Rivers of Franklin County, New York Tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River {{NewYork-river-stub