Richelieu River

E177130
river

The Richelieu River is a significant waterway in Quebec, Canada, connecting Lake Champlain to the Saint Lawrence River and serving as an important historical and commercial route.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Richelieu River canonical 17
Richelieu River (regional vicinity) 1
Richelieu River mouth 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
borderRole forms part of the route between the United States and Canada ⓘ
connectedBy Chambly Canal ⓘ
Richelieu Canal (historical name for canalization works) ⓘ
connectedWaterbody Hudson River via Lake Champlain and canal systems ⓘ
connects Lake Champlain ⓘ
Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
drains Lake Champlain basin ⓘ
ecosystemType freshwater river ⓘ
flowsDirection generally northward ⓘ
flowsThrough Beloeil ⓘ
Chambly ⓘ
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
Sorel-Tracy ⓘ
formerName Iroquois River ⓘ
Rivière de Champlain ⓘ
Iroquois River ⓘ
surface form: Rivière des Iroquois
hasCityOnBank Beloeil ⓘ
Chambly ⓘ
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ⓘ
Sorel-Tracy ⓘ
hasLockSystem Chambly Canal ⓘ
surface form: Chambly Canal locks
hasTributary L’Acadie River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rivière aux Pins (Montérégie) ⓘ
Rivière des Hurons ⓘ
Rivière du Sud (Montérégie) ⓘ
Yamaska River NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalUse colonial transportation corridor ⓘ
fur trade route ⓘ
military route between the Saint Lawrence River and the Hudson River valley ⓘ
isPartOf Inland waterway between New York State and the Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
length approximately 124 km ⓘ
locatedIn Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Quebec

Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form: eastern Canada
mouth Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
mouthLocation Sorel-Tracy ⓘ
Yamaska Regional County Municipality ⓘ
namedAfter Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
partOf St. Lawrence River drainage basin ⓘ
surface form: Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
province Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Quebec
region Montérégie ⓘ
source Lake Champlain ⓘ
usedFor commercial navigation ⓘ
irrigation and local water supply ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Lawrence River → hasMajorTributary → Richelieu River ⓘ
Clinton County, New York → borderFeature → Richelieu River ⓘ
South Shore municipalities → hasRiver → Richelieu River ⓘ
Monteregian Hills → hasViewOver → Richelieu River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richelieu River valley
Henryville, Quebec, Canada → locatedNear → Richelieu River ⓘ
Fort Chambly → locatedOnRiver → Richelieu River ⓘ
Fort St. John → locatedOnWaterway → Richelieu River ⓘ
Lake Champlain campaign → primaryWaterway → Richelieu River ⓘ
Battle of Saint-Charles → river → Richelieu River ⓘ
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Richelieu River ⓘ
subject surface form: Sorel-Tracy
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada → riverMouthArea → Richelieu River ⓘ
subject surface form: Sorel-Tracy
this entity surface form: Richelieu River mouth
Battle of Saint-Denis → tookPlaceNear → Richelieu River ⓘ
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec → locatedOn → Richelieu River ⓘ
subject surface form: Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec → namedAfter → Richelieu River ⓘ
subject surface form: Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec → hasRiver → Richelieu River ⓘ
subject surface form: Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing → nearbyWaterBody → Richelieu River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richelieu River (regional vicinity)
Tabletop Mountain → drainage → Richelieu River ⓘ
Montérégie → hasMajorRiver → Richelieu River ⓘ
Rouses Point → locatedNear → Richelieu River ⓘ
Rouses Point → waterBody → Richelieu River ⓘ