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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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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Montréal-Est hasCoastlineOn Saint Lawrence River
Capitale-Nationale hasMajorRiver Saint Lawrence River
Canada East hasMajorRiver Saint Lawrence River
Stormont County locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Stormont County borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Township of South Glengarry borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Township of South Glengarry hasWaterBody Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Township of South Stormont locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
Île d’Orléans locatedIn Saint Lawrence River
Concorde Bridge crosses Saint Lawrence River
New York State Route 3 adjacentTo Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Township of South Dundas locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Township of South Dundas borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Prescott, Ontario locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Montreal region traversedBy Saint Lawrence River
Southern Quebec traversedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Grand Trunk Railway VictoriaBridgeCrosses Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Dundas County locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Dundas County borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada locatedAtConfluenceOf Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada river Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Trois-Rivières
Pessamit locatedOnShoreOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Richelieu River mouth Saint Lawrence River
Richelieu River connects Saint Lawrence River
Monteregian Hills near Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Westmount Summit hasViewOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Côte-des-Neiges Summit hasViewOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Côte-Nord region of Quebec bordersBodyOfWater Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Côte-Nord
Fort Cataraqui locatedNear Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada river Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Longueuil
Elizabethtown-Kitley isNear Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Front of Yonge locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Front of Yonge borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Leeds—Grenville borderedBy Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
includes Thousand Islands archipelago locatedIn Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Thousand Islands
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Kingston and the Islands (provincial) borderingBodyOfWater Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Moses–Saunders Power Dam locatedOnRiver Saint Lawrence River
Moses–Saunders Power Dam crosses Saint Lawrence River
Moses–Saunders Power Dam locatedInProtectedArea Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River corridor
Moses–Saunders Power Dam usesWatercourse Saint Lawrence River
Voyages of Samuel de Champlain describesPlace Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada locatedOnWaterbody Saint Lawrence River
subject surface form: Baie-Comeau
Saint-Maurice River mouth Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Saint-Maurice River flowsInto Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Saint-Maurice River tributaryOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence Estuary partOf Saint Lawrence River
this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence River system