Bernier River (Richelieu River tributary)
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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°13′32″N 73°18′30″W / 45.225539°N 73.308348°W |
| • elevation | 48 |
| Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45°16′47″N 73°14′51″W / 45.27972°N 73.2475°W |
• 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 |
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.
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.
The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the "Bernier river" are:
- north side: Rivière des Iroquois (Richelieu River);
- east side: Richelieu River;
- south side: Milieu and Trait Carré stream, Rouillé stream
- west side: Acadia River.
The Bernier River takes its source at the Grande Ligne road, northwest of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu and southwest of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
The Bernier River flows over 12.9 km first northwards over 4.3 km in agricultural area; 1.4 km east; 3.1 km north-east; and 4.1 km east, crossing the golf course, then the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu meandering, to its mouth.[1]
The mouth of the Bernier River is located on the east bank of the Richelieu River, three km upstream from the Gouin bridge, 5.5 km upstream from the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand bridge, at 8.9 km upstream of the Iroquois River, 1.1 km downstream from Barbotte stream (coming from the east) and 4.8 km downstream from the stream Samoisette (coming from the west).
