Bernier River (Richelieu River tributary)
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For rivers with similar names, see Bernier River (disambiguation).
The Bernier River is a tributary of the Richelieu River. It flows in the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in the regional county municipality (MRC) Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in the south of province of Quebec, in Canada.
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Bernier River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
Regional County Municipality | Le Haut-Richelieu |
Unorganized territory and a municipality | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Various agricultural streams |
• location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45.225539°N 73.308348°W / 45.225539; -73.308348 |
• elevation | 48 |
Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45.27972°N 73.2475°W / 45.27972; -73.2475 |
• elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
Length | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Richelieu River - St. Lawrence River |
Tributaries | |
• left | (Upstream) |
• right | (Upstream) Ruisseau Lord-Oligny |
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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 water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.