Chaudière River

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The Chaudière River is a significant river in Quebec, Canada, known for flowing northward through the Beauce region before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City.

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Label Occurrences
Chaudière River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Canada
country Canada
crosses Appalachian foothills
drainageBasinArea approximately 6,682 km²
ecoregion Mixedwood Plains
etymology derived from French word "chaudière" meaning "cauldron"
flowDirection northward
flowsInto Saint Lawrence River
flowsThrough Beauce
surface form: Beauce region
hasBridge Quebec Autoroute 73 bridge
Quebec Route 173 bridges
hasFloodplain Beauce lowlands
hasRecreationalTrail Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière trails
hasTributary Beaurivage River NERFINISHED
Etchemin River NERFINISHED
Famine River
hasWaterfall Chutes de la Chaudière
isMajorTributaryOf Saint Lawrence River
knownFor flooding events
hydroelectric potential
length approximately 185 km
locatedIn Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec

Eastern Canada
surface form: eastern Canada
locatedOnContinent North America
mouthElevation 0 m
mouthLocatedNear Quebec City
mouthLocation Lévis
nameLanguage French
nearbyCity Lévis
Quebec City
nearbyTown Saint-Georges
Sainte-Marie
partOf Beauce
surface form: Beauce natural region
passesThrough Lac-Mégantic
Lévis
Saint-Georges
Sainte-Marie
province Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
region Chaudière-Appalaches
riverSystem St. Lawrence River drainage basin
surface form: Saint Lawrence River basin
sourceLocation Estrie
surface form: Lac-Mégantic area
sourceRegion Estrie
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
recreation
sport fishing
waterfallLocation Lévis

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Saint Lawrence River hasMajorTributary Chaudière River
Quebec Autoroute 73 followsValleyOf Chaudière River
Lévis river Chaudière River