Missisquoi River

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Missisquoi River,
Rivière Missisquoi, Azzusatuquake, Missisque River, Riviere Michiscouy
Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail 2.JPG
Data
Water code US :  1458502
location Vermont (USA),
Estrie in Québec (Canada)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Rivière Richelieu  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source at Lowell
44 ° 48 ′ 25 ″  N , 72 ° 27 ′ 32 ″  W.
Source height 247  m
muzzle in Missisquoi Bay of Lake Champlain Coordinates: 45 ° 0 ′ 21 "  N , 73 ° 9 ′ 40"  W 45 ° 0 ′ 21 "  N , 73 ° 9 ′ 40"  W
Mouth height 29  m
Height difference 218 m
Bottom slope 1.4 ‰
length 158 km
Left tributaries Trout River , Black Creek
Right tributaries Rivière Missisquoi North
Communities Troy , Highwater , Richford , Enosburg Falls , Sheldon , Highgate , Swanton

The Missisquoi River (in Québec : Rivière Missisquoi ) is a river in Vermont in the United States and in the Canadian province of Québec.

It rises with its southern arm near Lowell and runs in an approximate north-west direction through the valleys of the Green Mountains towards Lake Champlain , in which it forms an estuary delta with several arms. The bay into which the Missisquoi River flows was named Missisquoi Bay after him.

In the course of the river, the Missisquoi River crosses the border to Canada at North Troy , where it joins the northern course of the river, the Rivière Missisquoi Nord , at Highwater . In Canadian territory, the river runs largely parallel to the border with the United States for a length of 15 miles, before switching back to American territory at Richford . The river then runs through several towns and settlements, where it tumbles over waterfalls that were used by mills in the early industrialization of the area.

Shortly after Swanton , the river branches into several arms with which it forms an estuary delta into Lake Champlain. This river delta is protected by a nature reserve, the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge . It is one of a number of protected areas that serve as resting places for migratory birds between the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes .

The river is of no importance as a shipping route. Canoe trips on the river are only offered as a tourist attraction. Furthermore, the water is a magnet for sport anglers.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ East Branch Missisquoi River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Missisquoi River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey