Amyot River
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The Amyot River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, in the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the south shore of Fleuve Saint-Laurent, in the southwest of province from Quebec, to Canada.
Amyot River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Regional County Municipality | La Jacques-Cartier |
Unorganized territory and a municipality | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Various agricultural streams |
• location | Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville |
• coordinates | 45.735581°N 73.087093°E / 45.735581; 73.087093 |
• elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45.13611°N 73.25222°E / 45.13611; 73.25222 |
• elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Length | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Richelieu River, St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upstream) Albert-Tourigny stream, Vieux Chemin outlet, Misère stream |
• right | (Upstream) Éphrem-Chaput stream, Saint-Denis-Saint-Bernard stream |
Besides a small forest area in the upper part of the river, agriculture is the main economic activity in this small valley.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The river's water level varies with the seasons and the precipitation.