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Lake Champlain (/ ʃ æ m ˈ p l eɪ n / sham-PLAYN; French: Lac Champlain, pronounced [lak ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ⓘ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America.It mostly lies between the U.S. states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec.
Missisquoi Bay is a large extension in the northern part of Lake Champlain, at the East of the output of the latter in Richelieu River. [1] It takes the form of a violin head, with the neck extending from the head of the lake and is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in diameter.
Lake Pontchartrain: Louisiana: 631 sq mi 1,634 km 2: natural brackish [7] 12 Lake Sakakawea: North Dakota: 520 sq mi 1,347 km 2: man-made 13 Lake Champlain: New York–Vermont–Quebec: 490 sq mi 1,269 km 2: natural 14 Becharof Lake: Alaska: 453 sq mi 1,173 km 2: natural 15 Lake St. Clair: Michigan–Ontario: 440 sq mi 1,140 km 2: natural 16 ...
Map showing the Lake Champlain-River Richelieu watershed Part of the Richelieu River as seen from Mont Saint-Hilaire. The Richelieu River (French: [ʁiʃ(ə)ljø] ⓘ) is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River.
The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile (97 km) canal in New York that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain. It was simultaneously constructed with the Erie Canal for use by commercial vessels, fully opening in 1823.
Echo-sounding technology to ID and map underwater species distribution. ... The bill would establish the Lake Champlain Basin Program to "formally administer the program to promote climate ...
Champlain Canal: Extends from Cohoes to Whitehall, featuring 11 locks (numbered 1 to 12, with no lock 10). Lake Champlain and Richelieu River: From Whitehall, New York, to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Chambly Canal: Provides a bypass for rapids on the Richelieu River, extending from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Chambly, Quebec, with 9 locks.
The Champlain Valley is a region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York extending north slightly into Quebec, Canada. It is part of the St. Lawrence River drainage basin , drained northward by the Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence at Sorel-Tracy , Quebec (northeast of Montreal ).