Amyot River
| Amyot River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional County Municipality | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Unorganized territory and a municipality | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Various agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville |
| • coordinates | 45°44′08″N 73°05′14″W / 45.735581°N 73.087093°W |
| • elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45°08′10″N 73°15′08″W / 45.13611°N 73.25222°W |
• elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Length | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richelieu River, St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upstream) Albert-Tourigny stream, Vieux Chemin outlet, Misère stream |
| • right | (Upstream) Éphrem-Chaput stream, Saint-Denis-Saint-Bernard stream |
The Amyot River flows through the municipalities of Saint-Bernard-de-Michaudville, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, in the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, in the administrative region of Montérégie, on the south shore of Fleuve Saint-Laurent, in the southwest of province from Quebec, to Canada.
Besides a small forest area in the upper part of the river, agriculture is the main economic activity in this small valley.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The river's water level varies with the seasons and the precipitation.