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The river is 1,271 km (790 mi) long; it drains an area of 146,300 km 2 (56,500 sq mi), 65 per cent in Quebec and the rest in Ontario, with a mean discharge of 1,950 m 3 /s (69,000 cu ft/s). [1] It has a maximum depth of 90 m (300 ft) at the Carillon Reservoir and is 7,400 m (24,300 ft) wide at its widest part. [2]
Ottawa Central Railway (formerly Canadian National Railway - rail removed but structure still there) 45°36′48″N 76°40′17″W / 45.6134°N 76.6714°W / 45.6134; -76 Pont Des Allumettes Bridge
The Noire River (also known as the Black River or Rivière Noire in French) is a river in western Quebec, Canada. [ 1] It runs in a south-eastern direction into the Ottawa River at Waltham, Quebec. It is named after the dark colour of its water ( noire is French for "Black"). This river is often grouped together with the Dumoine and Coulonge ...
St. Lawrence Basin and Great Lakes. Montreal is where the Quebec-Ontario border joins the St. Lawrence Ottawa River Basin. The area labeled Lake Huron is the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. Seagoing ships can reach Quebec City and smaller ones can reach Montreal. One might think that the route would continue up the St. Lawrence, but this was not ...
Gatineau is located in southwestern Quebec, on the northern bank of the Gatineau River. It is situated at an elevation of around 50 m (164.042 ft) [27] The Gatineau Hills are the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains and located in the region. It is also the location of the second largest urban park in the world.
Ottawa River. The Chaudière Falls, also known as the Kana:tso or Akikodjiwan Falls, are a set of cascades and waterfall in the centre of the Ottawa - Gatineau metropolitan area in Canada where the Ottawa River narrows between a rocky escarpment on both sides of the river. The location is just west of the Chaudière Bridge and Booth-Eddy ...
Carillon Canal. The Carillon Canal is a National Historic Site of Canada in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec. It preserves the historic Carillon Canal that was first built in the 1830s to facilitate travel on the Ottawa River. It is a prominent heritage site and recreation area, visited annually by 20,000 pleasure boaters and 30,000 people who ...
Outaouais (/ uːtəweɪ /, French pronunciation: [utawɛ]; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts, the municipality of Cantley and the Papineau region. Geographically, it is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's ...