Richelieu River (Montmorency River tributary)


The Richelieu River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent 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 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 varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.

Geography

The Richelieu River takes its source at the confluence of two forest and mountain streams, on the north flank of the Montagne à Deux Têtes, either:
Course of the Richelieu river
From its source, the Richelieu River descends from the mountains into forest territory, flowing over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
From the confluence of the Richelieu river, the current flows over generally south by the course of the Montmorency river, to the northwest shore of the Saint-Laurent river.

Toponymy

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