Saint Lawrence River

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international river
river
climateInfluence moderates climate of adjacent regions
connects Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasinArea approximately 1,344,200 square kilometers
ecoregion Gulf of St. Lawrence marine ecosystem
emptiesInto Gulf of St. Lawrence
surface form: Gulf of Saint Lawrence
EnglishName Saint Lawrence River self-link
exploredBy Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
flowsAlong New York
surface form: New York State
flowsThrough Ontario
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
formsBorderBetween Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
FrenchName Saint Lawrence River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fleuve Saint-Laurent
governedByTreaty Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
hasArchipelago Thousand Islands National Park
surface form: Thousand Islands
hasBasinCountry Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCanalSystem Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Saint Lawrence Seaway
hasEstuary Saint Lawrence Estuary
hasFeature Lachine
surface form: 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 St. Lawrence
surface form: Gulf of Saint Lawrence
namedAfter Saint Lawrence of Rome
oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system
source Lake Ontario
supportsSpecies beluga whale population in upper estuary
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
hydroelectric power generation
recreation

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Montreal hasRiver Saint Lawrence River
Appalachian Mountains drainageBasin Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Durham boat usedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Ontario containsRiver Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact appliesToWaterBody Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Quebec City locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
Quebec City primaryRiver Saint Lawrence River
Lake Ontario outflow Saint Lawrence River
Lake Ontario drainageBasin Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence River basin
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system includes Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system primaryOutflow Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system hasSubregion Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River corridor
Constitutional Act 1791 regionAffected Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River valley
Habitat 67 locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
Habitat 67 hasView Saint Lawrence River
Americas hasMajorRiver Saint Lawrence River
New York State Canal System connectsTo Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River basin
Island of Montreal locatedIn Saint Lawrence River
Island of Montreal locatedAtConfluenceOf Saint Lawrence River
Island of Montreal surroundedBy Saint Lawrence River
Rivière des Prairies partOf Saint Lawrence River
Rivière des Prairies mouthOf Saint Lawrence River
Kingston locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Port of Montreal locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
Fort Henry overlooks Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Eastern Ontario traversedByRiver Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands National Park locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Canada–United States border region hasPart Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River corridor
SLSDC regionServed Saint Lawrence River
SLSDC usesWaterway Saint Lawrence River
basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (Quebec, Canada) overlooks Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Lake St. Clair partOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River watershed
Saint Lawrence River FrenchName Saint Lawrence River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fleuve Saint-Laurent
Saint Lawrence River EnglishName Saint Lawrence River self-link
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
containing Manitoulin Island, the world’s largest freshwater island partOf Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Lake Huron
this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Rideau Canal connectsWaterBody Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Adirondack Park borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River Valley
Kingston, Ontario locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes containsRiver Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes bordersAlong Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes hasCoastlineOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement appliesTo Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River Basin
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council significantEnvironmentalFeature Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Samuel de Champlain explored Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Samuel de Champlain mapped Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River valley
Mount Royal offersViewOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Wolfe Island locatedInWaterBody Saint Lawrence River
Wolfe Island locatedAtMouthOf Saint Lawrence River