Saint Lawrence River

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international river river

The Saint Lawrence River is a major North American waterway that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and serves as a vital commercial and cultural corridor for Canada and the United States.

Aliases (17)

St. Lawrence River ×33
St. Lawrence River valley ×7
Saint Lawrence River basin ×3
Saint Lawrence River valley ×2
St. Lawrence River Basin ×2
St. Lawrence River Valley ×2
St. Lawrence River corridor ×2
Fleuve Saint-Laurent ×1
Saint Lawrence River drainage basin ×1
Saint Lawrence River navigation system ×1
St. Lawrence River (U.S. portion) ×1
St. Lawrence River (regionally nearby via St. Lawrence County) ×1
St. Lawrence River (via Lake Champlain and Richelieu River) ×1
St. Lawrence River basin ×1
St. Lawrence River drainage ×1
St. Lawrence River drainage basin ×1
St. Lawrence River watershed ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international river → river →
climateInfluence	moderates climate of adjacent regions →
connects	Atlantic Ocean → Great Lakes →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
drainageBasinArea	approximately 1,344,200 square kilometers →
ecoregion	Gulf of St. Lawrence marine ecosystem →
emptiesInto	Gulf of Saint Lawrence →
EnglishName	Saint Lawrence River →
exploredBy	Jacques Cartier → Samuel de Champlain →
flowsAlong	New York State →
flowsThrough	Ontario → Quebec →
formsBorderBetween	Canada → United States →
FrenchName	Fleuve Saint-Laurent →
governedByTreaty	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 →
hasArchipelago	Thousand Islands →
hasBasinCountry	Canada → United States →
hasCanalSystem	Saint Lawrence Seaway →
hasEstuary	Saint Lawrence Estuary →
hasFeature	Lachine Rapids → Lake Saint-Louis → Lake Saint-Pierre →
hasHydroelectricDam	Beauharnois generating station → Carillon generating station → Les Cèdres generating station → Moses–Saunders Power Dam →
hasIsland	Anticosti Island → Île d’Orléans →
hasMajorTributary	Chaudière River → Ottawa River → Richelieu River → Saguenay River → Saint-Maurice River →
hasPort	Port of Montreal → Port of Quebec →
historicalRole	major route for European exploration of North America →
importance	major cultural corridor for Canada and the United States → vital commercial corridor for Canada and the United States →
isNavigable	yes →
languageOfName	French →
length	approximately 1200 km → approximately 750 miles →
majorCityOnRiver	Cornwall, Ontario → Kingston, Ontario → Montreal → Quebec City → Trois-Rivières →
managedBy	International Joint Commission →
mouth	Gulf of Saint Lawrence →
namedAfter	Saint Lawrence of Rome →
oceanBasin	Atlantic Ocean →
partOf	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system →
source	Lake Ontario →
supportsSpecies	beluga whale population in upper estuary →
usedFor	commercial shipping → fishing → hydroelectric power generation → recreation →

Referenced by (102)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Akwesasne ("St. Lawrence River") → Brockville ("St. Lawrence River") → Cornwall, Ontario ("St. Lawrence River") → Habitat 67 → Kingston ("St. Lawrence River") → Kingston, Ontario ("St. Lawrence River") → North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River → Port of Montreal → Quebec City → Thousand Islands National Park ("St. Lawrence River") →	locatedOn
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré → Château Frontenac → Citadelle of Quebec ("St. Lawrence River") → Fort Henry ("St. Lawrence River") → Plains of Abraham ("St. Lawrence River") → Royal Military College of Canada ("St. Lawrence River") → Terrasse Dufferin →	overlooks
Cornwall, Ontario ("St. Lawrence River Valley") → Island of Montreal → La Ronde → Lower Canada ("Saint Lawrence River valley") → Île Notre-Dame →	locatedIn
Lake Huron ("Saint Lawrence River drainage basin") → Lake St. Clair ("St. Lawrence River watershed") → North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River ("Saint Lawrence River basin") → Rivière des Prairies →	partOf
Eastern United States ("St. Lawrence River (U.S. portion)") → Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes ("St. Lawrence River") → Ontario ("St. Lawrence River") →	containsRiver
Montmorency Falls → Ottawa River → Saint-Charles River →	flowsInto
Château Frontenac → Habitat 67 → Terrasse Dufferin →	hasView
Adirondack Park ("St. Lawrence River Valley") → Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry ("St. Lawrence River") →	borderedBy
Franklin County, New York ("St. Lawrence River (regionally nearby via St. Lawrence County)") → North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River →	borders
Appalachian Mountains ("St. Lawrence River") → Lake Ontario ("Saint Lawrence River basin") →	drainageBasin
Montreal → South Shore municipalities →	hasRiver
Cité du Havre → Wolfe Island →	locatedInWaterBody
Gulf of St. Lawrence ("St. Lawrence River") → Rivière des Prairies →	mouthOf
Eastern Ontario ("St. Lawrence River") → Quebec →	traversedByRiver
Cité du Havre →	adjacentTo
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ("St. Lawrence River Basin") →	appliesTo
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ("St. Lawrence River") →	appliesToWaterBody
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes ("St. Lawrence River") →	bordersAlong
Gulf of St. Lawrence ("St. Lawrence River") →	connectedTo
New York State Canal System ("St. Lawrence River basin") →	connectsTo
Rideau Canal ("St. Lawrence River") →	connectsWaterBody
Saint Lawrence River →	EnglishName
Samuel de Champlain ("St. Lawrence River") →	explored
Saint Lawrence River ("Fleuve Saint-Laurent") →	FrenchName
Battle of Sainte-Foy ("Saint Lawrence River valley") →	geographicalRegion
Great Lakes region ("St. Lawrence River") →	hasBorderWith
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes ("St. Lawrence River") →	hasCoastlineOn
Americas →	hasMajorRiver
Montmorency Falls →	hasPanoramicViewOf
Canada–United States border region ("St. Lawrence River corridor") →	hasPart
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ("St. Lawrence River corridor") →	hasSubregion
Cité du Havre →	hasViewOf
Haudenosaunee ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	historicalRegion
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ("St. Lawrence River") →	includes
North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River ("Saint Lawrence River navigation system") →	isPartOf
Port of Thunder Bay ("St. Lawrence River") →	linkedTo
Island of Montreal →	locatedAtConfluenceOf
Wolfe Island →	locatedAtEntranceTo
Wolfe Island →	locatedAtMouthOf
St. Clair River ("St. Lawrence River Basin") →	locatedInHydrologicalBasin
Winooski River ("St. Lawrence River (via Lake Champlain and Richelieu River)") →	locatedInWatershedOf
Douglas Mental Health University Institute ("St. Lawrence River") →	locatedNear
Old Montreal ("St. Lawrence River") →	locatedOnRiver
Pointe-Claire →	locatedOnRiverSystem
Old Quebec ("St. Lawrence River") →	locatedOnWaterbody
Beaver Wars ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	location
Samuel de Champlain ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	mapped
Wisconsin glaciation ("St. Lawrence River drainage") →	modified
Saint-Charles River →	mouthOfWaterBody
Place Royale ("St. Lawrence River") →	near
Mount Royal ("St. Lawrence River") →	offersViewOf
Rogers' Rangers ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	operatedIn
Lake Ontario →	outflow
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ("St. Lawrence River") →	primaryOutflow
Quebec City →	primaryRiver
Constitutional Act 1791 ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	regionAffected
SLSDC →	regionServed
Saint-Charles River ("Saint Lawrence River basin") →	riverSystem
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation →	serviceArea
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ("St. Lawrence River") →	significantEnvironmentalFeature
Island of Montreal →	surroundedBy
Mohawk language ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	traditionalRegion
Mohawk people ("St. Lawrence River valley") →	traditionalTerritory
Ottawa River →	tributaryOf
Durham boat ("St. Lawrence River") →	usedOn
SLSDC →	usesWaterway
Rideau River ("St. Lawrence River drainage basin") →	waterSystem