Saint Regis River
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Saint Regis River, Rivière Saint-Régis, St. Regis River |
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 Saint Regis Falls |
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| Water code | US : 977247 | |
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Franklin County in New York (USA), Montérégie in Québec (Canada) |
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| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | east of Lower Saint Regis Lake 44 ° 26 ′ 38 " N , 74 ° 12 ′ 51" W |
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| Source height | approx. 500 m | |
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Lac Saint-François Coordinates: 44 ° 59 '58 " N , 74 ° 38' 34" W 44 ° 59 '58 " N , 74 ° 38' 34" W. |
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| Mouth height | 56 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 444 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 138 km | |
| Catchment area | 1384 km² | |
| Left tributaries | West Branch Saint Regis River | |
| Right tributaries | East Branch Saint Regis River , Deer River | |
| Flowing lakes | Lower Saint Regis Lake | |
| Communities | Santa Clara , Waverly , Winthrop | |
 View from Azure Mountain of the St. Regis River |
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The Saint Regis River (other spelling: St. Regis River ; in Québec : Rivière Saint-Régis ) is a right tributary of the Saint Lawrence River in the US state of New York and in the Canadian province of Québec.
The Saint Regis River rises east of Lower Saint Regis Lake in the northwestern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains . It flows through the Lower Saint Regis Lake and continues its course north-northwest. The East Branch Saint Regis River flows into the river on the right. He now flows in a northwesterly direction, passing Santa Clara and at Waverly belonging Saint Francis Falls . At Winthrop , the West Branch Saint Regis River flows into the river on the left. The Saint Regis River now turns north and gradually turns northeast. In the town of Helena , which belongs to Brasher , the Saint Regis River takes up the water of the Deer River coming from the east . Further downstream is the village of Hogansburg , which belongs to Bombay, on the river bank. The river crosses the state border with Canada about half a kilometer before its mouth opposite the island of Île Saint-Régis in Lac Saint-François . At the western mouth of the banks in Quebec City is the the reserve of Akwesasne location Saint-Régis . The Saint Regis River has a length of 138 km. Its catchment area covers 1384 km².
Origin of name
The river was named after the Jesuit preacher Jean François Régis (1597-1640).
Hydropower plants
Brookfield Power operates a run-of-river power plant ( ⊙ ) with an output of 1 MW on the Saint Regis River in Hogansburg .