Chaudière River
The Chaudière River is a 185-kilometre-long river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Lévis, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Chaudiere River” and “Rivière Chaudière”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quebec Bridge and Pierre Laporte Bridge.
Quebec Bridge
Bridge
Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quebec Bridge is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy and Lévis, in Quebec, Canada. The project failed twice during its construction, in 1907 and 1916, at the cost of 88 lives and additional people injured.
Pierre Laporte Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Muriel Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pierre Laporte Bridge is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately 200 metres west of the Quebec Bridge between Quebec City and Lévis.
Aquarium of Quebec
Public aquarium
Aquarium du Québec is a public aquarium located in the former city of Sainte-Foy in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 16-hectare facility is home to more than 10,000 animals representing more than 300 species.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Romuald and Sainte-Foy.
Saint-Romuald
Suburb
Photo: Bourgoinjp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Romuald is a district within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of Lévis, Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Quebec City. Saint-Romuald is situated 3½ km northeast of Chaudière River.
Sainte-Foy
Suburb
Photo: Harfang, Public domain.
Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge—initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. Sainte-Foy is situated 4 km northwest of Chaudière River.
Cap-Rouge
Suburb
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Cap-Rouge is a former city in central Quebec, Canada, since 2002 within the borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in Quebec City. The site of the first attempted permanent French settlement in North America, Charlesbourg-Royal, is located at the confluence of the Rivière du Cap Rouge and the Saint Lawrence River. Cap-Rouge is situated 5 km west of Chaudière River.
Chaudière River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Chaudière River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rivière Chaudière”
- Chinese: “绍迪耶尔河”
- Dutch: “Chaudière”
- Dutch: “Riviere Chaudiere”
- Dutch: “Rivière Chaudière”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشاودير”
- French: “rivière Chaudière”
- French: “Rivière Chaudière”
- German: “Rivière Chaudière”
- Irish: “Abhainn Chaudière”
- Japanese: “ショーディエール川”
- Russian: “Шодьер (река)”
- Russian: “Шодьер”
- Slovenian: “Chaudière”
- Slovenian: “reka Chaudière”
- Slovenian: “rivière Chaudière”
- Swedish: “Rivière Chaudière”
- Welsh: “Afon Chaudière”
- “rivière Chaudière”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Charny and Sillery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sainte Foy Railway Station and Plage Gagnon.
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