Saint Lawrence River: Major river in eastern Canada and the United States, flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Saint Lawrence River (French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Tuscarora: Kahnawáʼkye; Mohawk: Kaniatarowanenneh, meaning big waterway) is a big river in eastern North America.
It flows between the Canadian province of Quebec & Ontario and the American state of New York, and through the major Canadian city of Montreal. It is the third largest river in Canada.
| Saint Lawrence River Fleuve Saint-Laurent, Fleuve St-Laurent, St-Lawrence River, St-Laurent River | |
|---|---|
 Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay | |
 Map of the Saint Lawrence/Great Lakes Watershed | |
| Etymology | Saint Lawrence of Rome |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| Provinces | Ontario, Quebec |
| State | New York |
| Major City | Montreal |
| Metropolitan Area | Greater Montreal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Ontario |
| - location | Kingston, Ontario / Cape Vincent, New York |
| - coordinates | 44°06′N 76°24′W / 44.100°N 76.400°W |
| - elevation | 74.7 m (245 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf of St. Lawrence / Atlantic Ocean |
| - location | Quebec, Canada |
| - coordinates | 49°30′N 64°30′W / 49.500°N 64.500°W |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi)Excluding the estuary. Ca. 1200 km if included. |
| Basin size | 1,344,200 km2 (519,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | below the Saguenay River |
| - average | 16,800 m3/s (590,000 cu ft/s) |
The river drains water from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean. It is more than three thousand kilometres long. The river meets the Atlantic Ocean in a big "estuary" or bay, the biggest in the world; this is called the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
The Canadian cities of Kingston, Montreal, Trois-Rivières and Quebec City are on this river. The Saint Lawrence Seaway allows ships to go up the river and through the Great Lakes right into the middle of North America.
References
Other websites
- Regional Geography of the St. Lawrence River
- Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System
- Safe Passage: Aids to Navigation on the St. Lawrence Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine – Historical essay, illustrated with drawings and photographs
- Annotated Bibliography on St. Lawrence County and Northern New York region. Archived 2005-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- International Saint Lawrence River Board of Control Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Saint Lawrence River from The Canadian Encyclopedia Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Watch the Jacques Cousteau documentary, St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
- The Steamboats "Sir James Kemp" and "Lord Dalhousie" on the River St. Lawrence, Upper Canada in 1833 by D.J. Kennedy, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
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