RICHELIEU RIVER


Meaning of RICHELIEU RIVER in English

River, southern Quebec.

It is 210 mi (338 km) long and flows north from Lake Champlain to join the St. Lawrence River at Sorel. Explored in 1609 by Samuel de Champlain , it was used by the warring French and English colonists and later by commercial loggers and fishermen. A canal enables shallow-draft vessels to navigate between Montreal and New York City via the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Lake Champlain, and the Hudson River .

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.