St. Regis River Explained

St. Regis River
Pushpin Map:United States
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States and Canada
Subdivision Type2:State and province
Subdivision Name2:New York and Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Administrative region (QC)
Subdivision Name3:Montérégie (QC)
Subdivision Type4:MRC (QC)
Subdivision Name4:Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality (QC)
Subdivision Name5:Akwesasne
Length:86miles
Mouth:Saint Lawrence River
Mouth Location:Saint Regis, New York, Franklin County
Mouth Coordinates:44.9995°N -74.6412°W
Mouth Elevation:NaNurl = https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory/?site_no=0426950803&agency_cd=USGS&
Basin Size:860sqmi

The St. Regis River (or rivière Saint-Régis in Quebec) is an 86adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river in northern New York in the United States. It flows into the Saint Lawrence River at the hamlet of Saint Regis in the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. The Saint Regis River basin includes Upper and Lower St. Regis Lakes, and Saint Regis Pond in the Saint Regis Canoe Area. It's a great fishery for trout.

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Saint-Régis" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The National Map. U.S. Geological Survey. Feb 11, 2011.
  2. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=57567 Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-Régis"