Rivière de l'Esturgeon
| Rivière de l'Esturgeon | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Countries | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Quebec |
| Administrative region | Montérégie |
| Regional County Municipality | Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Roussillon Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Saint-Isidore |
| • elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sainte-Martine |
• elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Length | 14.2 km (8.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (upstream) Two unidentified streams, Large Saint-Rémi stream, unidentified stream, discharge from a small lake, Noire River, Cordon stream. |
| • right | (upstream) Poupart discharge. |
The rivière de l'Esturgeon (English: Sturgeon River) is a tributary of the Châteauguay River, flowing on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows through the following municipalities:
- Saint-Isidore and Mercier in the MRC of Roussillon Regional County Municipality;
- Sainte-Martine, in the MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality.
The lower part of the course of this river is accessible by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste road and the chemin du rang Double. The upper part is mainly accessible by the chemin du rang Saint-Régis.
The surface of the Esturgeon River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from mid-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.