Rivière des Hurons (Richelieu River tributary)
| Rivière des Hurons | |
|---|---|
Bridge spanning the Huron River on the Route des patriotes near the mouth of the river. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Regional County Municipality | Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Rouville Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | La Présentation, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Sainte-Madeleine, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Agricultural stream |
| • location | La Présentation |
| • coordinates | 45°37′30″N 73°03′01″W / 45.62513°N 73.05025°W |
| • elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45°27′35″N 73°15′44″W / 45.45972°N 73.26222°W |
• elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upstream) Ruisseau de la Loutre, Ferguson stream, Pétrimoulx stream, Alexandre-Hamel stream, Lamarre stream, Saint-Louis stream, Léonide-Tétreault stream, Ours stream, Alix outlet, Jodoin stream, Normandin stream, Corbin stream, unidentified stream, Antoine-Lacombe stream, Trente stream. |
| • right | (Upstream) Petite décharge des Trente, cours d'eau Sorel, ruisseau Cochon, cours d'eau Chicoine, ruisseau non identifié, petite décharge Noire. |
The rivière des Hurons (English: Hurons River) flows for 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the east side spill in the Chambly Basin just north of the city of Chambly. Its mouth is in the municipality of Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu in the Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in Quebec, in Canada. Hurons River flows through the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, RCM of La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, then the western part of the MRC Rouville Regional County Municipality. The latter is entirely east of the Richelieu River.
Besides the village areas (or hamlets), 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 water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.