Saint Charles River Akiawenrahk | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
City | Quebec City |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Saint-Charles Lake |
• location | Quebec City |
• coordinates | 46°56′28″N 71°23′14″W / 46.94111°N 71.38722°W |
• elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
Mouth | Estuary of Saint Lawrence |
• location | Quebec City |
• coordinates | 46°49′37″N 71°11′52″W / 46.826988°N 71.197672°W |
• elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Length | 33 km (21 mi) |
Basin size | 550 km2 (210 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upward from the mouth) Lairet basin outlet, rivière du Berger, unidentified stream, Beaudin stream, unidentified stream, unidentified stream, unidentified stream, discharge from a small unidentified lake, Jaune River (Saint-Charles River), Valet stream. |
• right | (Upward from the mouth) Lorette River, Sainte-Barbe stream, discharge of eight small lakes, Nelson River, Eaux Fraiches stream. |
The Saint-Charles River (Huron-Wendat name is Akiawenrahk) is the main watercourse crossing Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
The surface of the Saint-Charles River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.