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The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It flows from Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada ? United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec....
 about 171 km (106 miles) north, ending into the St. Lawrence River at Sorel. It has a drainage basin of , of which are in the United States, and a mean discharge of . St. Jean
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain....
, Chambly
Chambly, Quebec

Chambly is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about to the south east of Montreal. It sits on the Richelieu River in the La Vall?e-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec....
, and Sorel are important communities on its route. The French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 explorer Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain, , , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, geographer, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler, and the founder of Quebec City on July 3, 1608, of which he was the administrator for the rest of his life....
 was the first European to reach the mouth of the river in 1609.






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The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It flows from Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada ? United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec....
 about 171 km (106 miles) north, ending into the St. Lawrence River at Sorel. It has a drainage basin of , of which are in the United States, and a mean discharge of . St. Jean
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain....
, Chambly
Chambly, Quebec

Chambly is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, about to the south east of Montreal. It sits on the Richelieu River in the La Vall?e-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec....
, and Sorel are important communities on its route.
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The French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 explorer Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain, , , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, geographer, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler, and the founder of Quebec City on July 3, 1608, of which he was the administrator for the rest of his life....
 was the first European to reach the mouth of the river in 1609. Already an important pathway for the Iroquois Indians, it soon became one for French traders as well. They built forts along its length: Fort Richelieu
Fort Richelieu

Fort Richelieu is a historic fort in the Canada province of Quebec. The fort is designated as a List of national historic sites of Canada.The fort was established at the mouth of the Richelieu River, near the modern city of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, in 1641....
 at its mouth, Fort St. Louis (or Chambly), Fort Ste. Thérese and Fort St. Jean on the way, and Fort Ste. Anne on the Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain near its source. Some early journals and maps refer to the lower river as the Sorel River. Formerly also called Iroquois River, its French name comes from Fort Richelieu, which in turn was named in memory of Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu

Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu , was a France clergyman, nobility, and statesman.Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616....
 (1585-1642).

The Chambly Canal
Chambly Canal

The Chambly Canal is a National Historic Site of Canada in the Province of Quebec, running along the Richelieu River past St-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Chambly, Quebec....
 (9 locks) permits boats to bypass the rapids at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain....
 and Chambly.The is a bicycle path that follows the towpath along the canal. The bike path is part of Quebec's bicycle path network. The canal is a National Historic Site
National historic site

A national historic site is a designation that an area possesses national historical significance. It may confer protected area status on the site, but not necessarily....
 of Canada and is operated by Parks Canada
Parks Canada

Parks Canada is a Government of Canada agency that is mandated to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canada's nature and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations....
.

The Champlain Canal
Champlain Canal

The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile canal that connects the south end of Lake Champlain to the Hudson River in New York. It was built as a feeder canal to the Erie Canal and is now part of the New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage....
 and Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada ? United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec....
 form the U.S. portion of the Lakes to Locks Passage
Lakes to Locks Passage

The New York State Byway known as Lakes to Locks Passage unifies the interconnected waterway of the upper Hudson River, Champlain Canal, Lake George, and Lake Champlain; this waterway is the core of North America?s first ?super-highway? between upstate New York and Quebec, Canada....
, linking with the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
 and allowing navigation using the Richelieu between the St. Lawrence River and New York City and the Erie Canal
Erie Canal

The Erie Canal is a man-made waterway in New York state that runs about 365 miles from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes....
.

See also

  • List of Quebec rivers
    List of Quebec rivers

    This is a list of rivers of Quebec.In all, Quebec counts over a million lakes and 130,000 streams of which 4500 are rivers. Quebec holds 2% of all freshwater on the planet....
  • Ile aux Noix
    Ile aux Noix

    ?le aux Noix is an island on the Richelieu River close to the Lake Champlain border in Quebec. The island is the site of Fort Lennox. The site is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada....