Amyot River
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| 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°44′08″N 73°05′14″W / 45.735581°N 73.087093°W |
| • elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45°08′10″N 73°15′08″W / 45.13611°N 73.25222°W |
• 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 |
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.
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.
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Amyot river" are:
- north side: St. Lawrence River;
- east side: Salvail River, Yamaska River;
- south side: church stream, rivière des Hurons (Richelieu River);
- west side: Richelieu River.
The Amyot River takes its head water from agricultural streams draining the area east of the municipality of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, south of Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville and west of Saint-Jude, in 5th rang. The Saint-Denis-Saint-Bernard stream is the main head stream.
The Amyot River first flows 2.7 km northwest in the forest, collecting the water from the Albert-Tourigny stream. The river then flows 4.2 km southwest in agricultural areas passing east of the village of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu to route 137; and 4.8 km south-west in agricultural zones almost parallel (on the east side) to the Richelieu River, up to its mouth.[1]
The Amyot River flows on the east bank of the Richelieu River 1.1 km downstream from the village of Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu and 2.3 km upstream from the village of Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu.
