Acadia River | |
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![]() Rivière L’Acadie in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Canada-US border |
Mouth | |
• location | Richelieu River, Chambly, Quebec |
• coordinates | 45°29′01″N 73°16′09″W / 45.48361°N 73.26917°W |
Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | St. Lawrence River |
The Acadia River flows Northerly over 82 km through seven municipalities in the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Les Jardins-de-Napierville and Le Haut-Richelieu, in Montérégie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence river, the Quebec, Canada. The Acadia river empties into the Richelieu River, in Carignan, skirting the city of Chambly by the north.