Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word "to trade", as it was the major trade route of Eastern Canada at the time.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station.
Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
Power station
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The Beauharnois generating station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot and Beauharnois.
Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot
Town
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Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot is the largest of four municipalities located on Île Perrot, west of the island of Montreal, Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 10,654.
Beauharnois
Town
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Beauharnois is a city located in the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Greater Montreal Area. Beauharnois is situated 4 km southeast of Ottawa River.
Pointe-des-Cascades
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pointe-des-Cascades is a village municipality in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on a spit of land where the St. Pointe-des-Cascades is situated 4 km west of Ottawa River.
Ottawa River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.33338° or 45° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
-73.9159° or 73° 54′ 57″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
87Q883MM+9JGeoNames ID
6094832
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