Rivière aux Outardes (Chateauguay River tributary)
| Rivière aux Outardes | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| State - Province | New York State, Quebec |
| Region | Clinton County, New York (New York State), Montérégie (Quebec) |
| Region | Clinton County, New York, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Clinton County, New York, New York State, United States |
| • elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ormstown, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada |
• elevation | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Length | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chateauguay River - Saint Lawrence River |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | (upstream) Finalyason Creek, rivière aux Outardes Est, School Creek, Flynn outlet. |
The Rivière aux Outardes (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ oz‿utaʁd], Bustard River) is a tributary of the Chateauguay River. It crosses the municipalities of Hinchinbrooke and Ormstown, in the Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The surface of the rivière aux Outardes (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.