Richelieu River

The Richelieu River is a river of , , and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at , from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river flowing from Lake Champlain to St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: Riviere Richelieu” and “Rivière Richelieu

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carré Royal and Governors‘ Cottage.

Park
is a park.

Sports venue
The is an indoor arena located in , . It was built in 1954 and has a capacity of 3,037 people. It once hosted the Sorel Éperviers of the QMJHL. The arena's primary tenant today are the Sorel-Tracy Éperviers of the LNAH.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorel-Tracy and Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel.

is a city in , , . It is also the economic, industrial and cultural capital of the regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel. In terms of recreational tourism, the main attractions of are:…

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is a small town with a river landscape, facing the Archipelago of Lac Saint-Pierre, in the regional county municipality of Pierre-De Saurel, in , in .

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is a recreational tourism municipality on the south shore of Lac Saint-Pierre, in the regional county municipality of , in , in .

Richelieu River

Latitude
46.04696° or 46° 2′ 49″ north
Longitude
-73.11945° or 73° 7′ 10″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
87R82VWJ+Q6
Geo­Names ID
6124902
Wiki­data ID
Q1809877
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Richelieu River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر ريتشيليو
  • Asturian: Ríu Richelieu
  • Bulgarian: Ришельо
  • Catalan: Riu Richelieu
  • Cebuano: Richelieu River
  • Cebuano: Rivière Richelieu
  • Chinese: 里捨盧河
  • Chinese: 里舍盧河
  • Chinese: 黎塞留河
  • Dutch: Richelieu
  • Dutch: Rivière Richelieu
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ريتشيليو
  • Finnish: Richelieu
  • Finnish: Richelieujoki
  • French: Masoliantekw
  • French: Richelieu
  • French: Rivière Chambly
  • French: Rivière de Richelieu
  • French: Rivière des Iroquois
  • French: Riviere Richelieu
  • French: rivière Richelieu
  • French: Rivière Richelieu
  • German: Richelieu River
  • German: Rivière Richelieu
  • Hebrew: נהר ריצ’ליו
  • Irish: Abhainn Richelieu
  • Italian: Richelieu
  • Italian: rivière Richelieu
  • Japanese: リシュリュー川
  • Korean: 리슐리외강
  • Latin: Fluvius Richelaeus
  • Persian: رود ریشلیو
  • Polish: Richelieu
  • Romanian: richelieu
  • Russian: Ришельё (река)
  • Russian: Ришельё
  • Slovenian: reka Richelieu
  • Slovenian: Richelieu River
  • Slovenian: Richelieu
  • Spanish: Rio Richelieu
  • Spanish: Río Richelieu
  • Swedish: Richelieu River
  • Swedish: Richelieufloden
  • Swedish: Rivière Richelieu
  • Turkish: Richelieu River
  • Ukrainian: Рішельє (річка)
  • Ukrainian: Рішельє
  • Venetian: Richelieu
  • Welsh: Afon Richelieu

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pointe aux Pins and Parc de la Pointe-aux-Pins.

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