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Saint Lawrence River

Also Known As Fleuve Saint-Laurent (French name)
Rivers

The Saint Lawrence River flows through Canada and the United States, bordered by the provinces and states of Ontario, Quebec, New York and Vermont, and reaches Montreal at its confluence with the Ottawa River. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Area (sq km)
1,344,200 1
Total drainage basin area.
Maximum Depth (m)
60 1
At Quebec City.
Elevation (m)
75 1
Length (km)
928 1
928 km measures the river including its estuary; measured only to the head of the estuary it runs roughly 500 km, per the same infobox.
Latitude
49.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
64.5 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Canada, Countries

The Saint Lawrence River flows through the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)
Montreal, Cities

Montreal sits at the Saint Lawrence's confluence with the Ottawa River.

Source Wikipedia: Montreal
Additional Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)Confluence description
The Great Lakes, Bodies of Water
Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

The Saint Lawrence River also borders the United States, through New York and Vermont.

Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)

Flows Through

Canada, Countries
Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Country: Canada, United States
  • Infobox, Basin size field
    1,344,200 km2 (519,000 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Max. depth field
    60 m (200 ft) (Quebec City)
  • Infobox, Source elevation
    74.7 m (245 ft)
  • Infobox, Mouth coordinates field
    49.500N 64.500W
  • Associated With: Montreal, Confluence description
    Ottawa River joining the waterway at Lake Saint-Louis
  • Flows Through: Canada, Lead section
    River in eastern Canada and the United States
  • Flows Through: United States, Lead section
    River in eastern Canada and the United States
  • On Continent: North America, Lead section, opening sentence
    is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes with the North Atlantic Ocean
  • On Continent: North America, Infobox, Country field
    Canada, United States
  • Associated With: The Great Lakes, Infobox, Source field
    Source: Lake Ontario
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Wikipedia: Montreal
WikipediaAssociated With: Montreal, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Montreal, Lead section
The city covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.
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