| Richelieu River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of two streams |
| • location | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval |
| • coordinates | 47°02′35″N 71°12′07″W / 47.04302°N 71.20208°W |
| • elevation | 489 m |
| Mouth | Montmorency River |
• location | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval |
• coordinates | 46°59′39″N 71°11′43″W / 46.99417°N 71.19528°W |
• elevation | 200 m |
| Length | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from an unidentified lake |
| • right | (Upward from the mouth) Discharge from an unidentified small lake, unidentified stream, unidentified stream, unidentified stream, discharge from an unidentified lake, unidentified stream. |
The Richelieu River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The lower part of this valley is served by avenue Sainte-Brigitte and by rue Auclair. The upper part is served by a secondary forest road. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second.
Because of its altitude, the surface of the Richelieu River is generally frozen from the beginning of December until the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.