Montreal is surrounded by which river?
"Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum (Montreal) Opened on May 24, 1998, the Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River in the historic centre of Old Montreal. Exhibits focus on Marguerite Bourgeoys, Montreal's first teacher and founder of the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, who lived during the 17th century. Displays highlight her accomplishments that recall the great courage of the early colonists who built Montreal. In addition, visitors can tour the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, to which the museum is connected. This tri-centenary chapel of pilgrimage is Montreal’s first and oldest chapel of pilgrimage. Both the Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours"
"Montreal River (Saskatchewan) The Montreal River is a river in Census Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows from Montreal Lake to Lac la Ronge, and is part of the Churchill River and Hudson Bay drainage basins. The river begins at Montreal Lake north of the community of Molanosa and west of Saskatchewan Highway 969. It heads north and passees under at Saskatchewan Highway 2 at the site of the Montreal River Provincial Recreation Site. The river continues north, passes under Saskatchewan Highway 165, heads east through Partridge Crop Lake and Sikachu Lake and enters Egg Lake (Saskatchewan) at Wawe"
"interchanges, construction of the new Réseau électrique métropolitain, gentrification of Griffintown, subway line extensions and the purchase of new subway cars, the complete revitalization and expansion of Trudeau International Airport, the completion of Quebec Autoroute 30, the reconstruction of the Champlain Bridge, and the construction of a new toll bridge to Laval are helping Montreal continue to grow. Montreal is in the southwest of the province of Quebec. The city covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. The port of Montreal lies at one end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway,"
"Montreal. Montreal has a rich architectural heritage, along with cultural activities, sports events and festivals. The city is celebrating its 375th anniversary in 2017. The capital, Quebec City, is the only fortified city in North America. The oldest Francophone city in North America, Quebec City was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 and celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2008. The St. Lawrence River is one of the largest rivers in the world and historically was the means of access to the centre of North America. Its 1,800 kilometres (1,120 mi.) are lined with coastal villages, bird and"
"Montreal River (Timiskaming District) The Montreal River is a river in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada. It travels from its source at Smoothwater Lake to its mouth at Lake Timiskaming on the Ottawa River. The river is a significant source of hydroelectricity. The Montreal River has an inverted check mark shape, first flowing north east, then south east to its mouth. It begins at Smoothwater Lake in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park. Ishpatina Ridge, the highest point in Ontario, lies in the Montreal River drainage basin just south of Smoothwater Lake, and separates the headwaters of the Montreal River proper, to the"
"of Montreal, Wisconsin. It flows into the Montreal River downstream of Hurley. There are four named waterfalls on the West Fork Montreal River: Kimball Falls, Rock Cut Falls, Gile Falls, and Spring Camp Falls. Montreal River (Wisconsin–Michigan) The Montreal River is a river flowing to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is long and drains approximately in a forested region. For most of its length, the river's course defines a portion of the Wisconsin–Michigan border. The Ojibwe name for the river is ""Gaa-waasijiwaang"", meaning ""where there is whitewater"". The Montreal"
"Montreal River (Algoma–Sudbury, Ontario) The Montreal River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. The river begins at Montreal Lake at the community of Island Lake in northwest Sudbury District. It heads southwest, passes into Algoma District, reaches the forebay lake above Montreal Falls, and then the settlement and railway station of Montreal Falls themselves on the Algoma Central Railway. It heads west, and passes under Ontario Highway 17 just before reaching its mouth at Lake Superior at the community of Montreal River Harbour. There are four hydroelectric dams and"
"Montreal River (Wisconsin–Michigan) The Montreal River is a river flowing to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is long and drains approximately in a forested region. For most of its length, the river's course defines a portion of the Wisconsin–Michigan border. The Ojibwe name for the river is ""Gaa-waasijiwaang"", meaning ""where there is whitewater"". The Montreal River issues from Pine Lake in the town of Oma in eastern Iron County in northern Wisconsin. It flows initially northwardly to the boundary between Iron County and Gogebic County, Michigan, then northwestwardly along"
"Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation. It is bounded to the east by Montréal-Nord, to the southeast by the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, to the southwest by the borough of Saint-Laurent, and to the west by the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro. It has an area of 22.92 km² and a population of 125,160. The borough's office is located at 555, rue Chabanel West, Montreal. The territory is divided into four districts. As of the November 5, 2017 Montreal municipal election,"
"pass through Montreal. Montreal is located at (46.429081, -90.238845). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 807 people, 364 households, and 228 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 479 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% White, 1.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of"
"Geography of Montreal Montreal is a city located in the province of Quebec in Canada. The Geography of Montreal is very diverse. Montreal contains two rivers, and 10 geographical regions. There are four distinct seasons in Montreal, each with different temperatures and weather. The levels of sunshine and precipitation vary with each season annually. The citizens of Montreal also have a unique way of determining directions. Montreal is located in the southwest of the province of Quebec, approximately southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and east of Ottawa, the federal capital. It also lies northeast of Toronto, northwest of"
"the Island of Montreal is bounded to the southwest by LaSalle, to the northwest by the borough of Le Sud-Ouest (Ville-Émard and Côte-Saint-Paul) and the Canal de l'Aqueduc, to the northeast by the Pointe-Saint-Charles (Le Sud-Ouest) and the Décarie Autoroute (Aut. 15), and to the southeast by the St. Lawrence River. Verdun proper and Nuns' Island are joined by the Pont de l'Île-des-Sœurs on Aut. 15, part of the Champlain Bridge complex that crosses Nuns' Island and links it to Brossard on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. The borough administration divides Verdun into three neighbourhoods: Archaeological traces in"
"Montreal, from which it is separated by a narrow channel, and north of the La Prairie Bassin. The island is noted for its parks and scenery including West Vancouver Park which overlooks the Saint Lawrence River. The 26-hectare Domaine Saint-Paul natural woodland in the southern part of the island, a crucial nesting area for more than a hundred species of birds, is one of the last remaining natural woodlands in southern Montreal. It has been progressively eroded by development. The woodland surrounds an artificial lake called Lac des Battures. This lake was actually created by accident as parts of the"
"project to move the Montreal Casino to the area. Located southwest of Downtown Montreal, it is bounded on the north by the Bonaventure Expressway, the east and southeast by the Saint Lawrence River, the southwest by the Décarie Expressway and Atwater Avenue, and the west and northwest by the Lachine Canal. Adjacent neighbourhoods are Little Burgundy and Saint-Henri (across the canal to the north Montreal directions), Griffintown to the northeast, the wharves of the Old Port to the east, and the borough of Verdun to the west. The residential part of the neighbourhood is bisected by the CN Rail line"
"The Saint Lawrence River includes Lake Saint-Louis south of Montreal, Lake Saint Francis at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Lac Saint-Pierre east of Montreal. It encompasses four archipelagoes: the Thousand Islands chain near Alexandria Bay, New York and Kingston, Ontario; the Hochelaga Archipelago, including the Island of Montreal and Île Jésus (Laval); the Lake St. Pierre Archipelago (classified biosphere world reserve by the UNESCO in 2000) and the smaller Mingan Archipelago. Other islands include Île d'Orléans near Quebec City and Anticosti Island north of the Gaspé. It is the second longest river in Canada. Lake Champlain and the Ottawa, Richelieu, Saint-Maurice, Saint-François and"
"Rivière des Prairies The Rivière des Prairies (literally ""River of the Prairies"", sometimes called the Back River in English) is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The indigenous inhabitants of what's now known as the Island of Montreal called it ""Skowanoti"", meaning ""River behind the island"". Flowing west to east, the Rivière des Prairies bisects the Hochelaga Archipelago and originates in the Lake of Two Mountains. It flows on either side of Île Bizard (part of Montreal), then divides the Island of Montreal (Montreal) to the south from Île Jésus (Laval) to the north, after"
"Montreal Montreal ( ; ; officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called ""Ville-Marie"", or ""City of Mary"", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In 2016, the"
"Rivière des Mille Îles The Mille Îles River (""River of the Thousand Islands"") is a channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada and runs into the Rivière des Prairies. It is long. It divides Île Jésus (the city of Laval) from the North Shore, the northern mainland suburbs of Montreal (such municipalities as Deux-Montagnes, Saint-Eustache, Boisbriand, Rosemère, Lorraine, Bois-des-Filion, Sainte-Thérèse, and Terrebonne.) The river rises at the narrowing of the Lake of Two Mountains, the area where the Ottawa River widens as it feeds into the St Lawrence at Montreal, and flows west to east. It joins the"
"according to their date of annexation to Montreal (Rivière-des-Prairies joined in 1963 and Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1982). It has a population of 102,457. Rivière-des-Prairies is mainly composed of suburbs, as well as multiple forested areas and fields. Pointe-aux-trembles is more urban and dense but remains suburban in nature. The third district, La Pointe-aux-prairies, is a typical suburb composed of townhouses, condos and single-family dwellings witch makes it a destination of choice for young families that wish to remain on the island of Montréal. The Saint Lawrence River flows at the southerly border of Montreal, while the Rivière des Prairies River forms"
"geographical feature on the island, a three-head hill called Mount Royal. Montreal is at the centre of the Montreal Metropolitan Community, and is bordered by the city of Laval to the north, Longueuil to the south, Repentigny to the east and the West Island municipalities to the west. The anglophone enclaves of Westmount, Montreal West, Hampstead, Côte Saint-Luc, the Town of Mount Royal and the francophone enclave Montreal East are all entirely surrounded by the city of Montreal. There are ten main geological regions in Quebec: the great igneous plains of the Canadian Shield, the Appalachians in southern Quebec, and"
"Montréal Road Montréal Road is a major east-west road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. At its eastern end at Regional Road 174, Montreal Road becomes St. Joseph Boulevard which runs through the older portions of Orléans Village until Trim Road. It continues east of Trim Road under the name Old Montreal Road. This road, which was known as Queen Street prior to amalgamation in 2001, goes through the old Cumberland Village and ends at Regional Road 174 just past Becketts Creek. Its western end is at the Rideau River, where the roadway crosses the river its name changes to Rideau Street."
"Montréal Road Montréal Road is a major east-west road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. At its eastern end at Regional Road 174, Montreal Road becomes St. Joseph Boulevard which runs through the older portions of Orléans Village until Trim Road. It continues east of Trim Road under the name Old Montreal Road. This road, which was known as Queen Street prior to amalgamation in 2001, goes through the old Cumberland Village and ends at Regional Road 174 just past Becketts Creek. Its western end is at the Rideau River, where the roadway crosses the river its name changes to Rideau Street."
"in serving as the commercial and cultural hub for Montreal's predominantly English-speaking West End, with Sherbrooke Street West running the length of the community as the main commercial artery. The community is roughly bounded by Grey Avenue and the Decarie Expressway to the east, Chemin-de-la-Cote-St-Luc to the north, Connaught Avenue in the west and Highway 20 and the Falaise-St-Jacques to the south. At the time of Montreal's founding in 1642 most of the land stretching past Mount Royal to the northwest was a vast forest running the length of a long, narrow ridge known as the Saint Jacques Escarpment. The"
"of modern Montreal, to the southwest of the western tip of the island of Montreal, from which it is separated by the Ottawa River. The nearby rapids in the Saint Lawrence required portage, making the Cedars a strategic landing point for anyone navigating the river to or from Montreal. Crossing of the Ottawa River was made between Fort Anne and Quinze-Chênes, now Vaudreuil. In September 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, a Continental Army under the direction first of Major General Philip Schuyler, and later of Brigadier General Richard Montgomery, invaded the British Province of Quebec. Montreal was taken"
"the state line, past the 'twin cities' of Hurley, Wisconsin and Ironwood, Michigan. Downstream of Ironwood the river passes over Saxon Falls and Superior Falls and enters Oronto Bay on the southwestern shore of Lake Superior, approximately northwest of Ironwood, at Michigan's westernmost point. There are four named waterfalls on the Montreal River. Starting below U.S. Route 2 and going downstream (north), they are Peterson Falls, Interstate Falls, Saxon Falls, and Superior Falls. The West Fork Montreal River issues from Island Lake in central Iron County and flows generally northwardly, roughly in parallel to the Montreal River, past the city"
"Rivière à l'Orme The Rivière à l'Orme (English: Elm River) is a tributary of the Lac des Deux Montagnes, flowing into the territory of Pierrefonds, Quebec and Senneville, Quebec, in the city of Montreal, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river mainly passes through urban areas with urban park areas. Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-December to late March, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from late December to mid-March. The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the ""rivière à l’Orme"" are: The ""rivière à l’Orme"" originates in the southwestern part of"
"Bay. It continues east through Bigstone Lake, passes again under Saskatchewan Highway 2, and reaches its mouth at Lac la Ronge between the communities of La Ronge and Air Ronge. The fish species include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, burbot, white sucker and longnose sucker. Montreal River (Saskatchewan) The Montreal River is a river in Census Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada. It flows from Montreal Lake to Lac la Ronge, and is part of the Churchill River and Hudson Bay drainage basins. The river begins at Montreal Lake north of the community of Molanosa"
"generating stations on the Montreal River, all owned and operated by Brookfield Renewable Power. In upstream order, they are Andrews Generating Station (57.78 MW; head of ; next to Highway 17); Hogg Generating Station (17.4 MW; head of ); Gartshore Generating Station (23 MW; head of ); and MacKay Generating Station, at Montreal Falls (62 MW; head of ). Montreal River (Algoma–Sudbury, Ontario) The Montreal River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of Lake Superior. The river begins at Montreal Lake at the community of Island Lake in northwest Sudbury District. It"
"that was later settled by the French and grew to become the modern city of Montreal. Hochelaga Archipelago The Hochelaga Archipelago (), also known as the Montreal Islands, is a group of islands at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers in the southwestern part of the province of Quebec, Canada. Estimates of the number of islands in the archipelago vary. The most widely accepted number seems to be 234, although the number has been put as high as 325. The largest island in the group is the Island of Montreal, which contains most of the city of"
"toponym ""Rivière à l'Orme"" was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec, i.e. at the creation of the Commission. Rivière à l'Orme The Rivière à l'Orme (English: Elm River) is a tributary of the Lac des Deux Montagnes, flowing into the territory of Pierrefonds, Quebec and Senneville, Quebec, in the city of Montreal, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of the river mainly passes through urban areas with urban park areas. Annually, the surface of the river is generally frozen from mid-December to late March, however, the period of safe ice circulation is usually from"
"Lachine Canal The Lachine Canal (Canal de Lachine in French) is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest. Before the canal construction there was a lake, ""Lac St Pierre"". The lake and its rivers can be seen on the maps of Montreal of the years 1700, and on the map titled ""The isles of Montreal. As they have been surveyed by the french engineers"" (1761). The canal gets its name from the French"
"River or Montreal River Harbour () is a very small community located at the mouth of the Montreal River just south of Lake Superior Provincial Park. Immediately north of the community, the Montreal River Hill is one of the more famous segments of Ontario Highway 17, simultaneously recognized for both its scenic vistas of the surrounding wilderness and its potential to create a bottleneck in the Trans-Canada Highway system because winter storms can render it impassable. The community of Northland Lake () is located near Highway 556 and found by following the Northland Lake Road that intersects it . The"
"Lacolle River served as the first line of defense Montreal in 1812. British, Canadian and Mokawks faced the American soldiers defending the border of Canada. The origin of the New France, this area was within the Government of Montreal. Several dams were built on the Lacolle River to enable sawmills and flour and facilitate log drives floating logs on the water. The name "" Lacolle River"" probably originated at least the 18th century the old name of ""mountain to Romeo"". Located in the southwest of the mouth of the Lacolle River, (direct line) from the Richelieu River, this hill is"