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''[[Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Quebec]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Chambly_Canal|Chambly Canal]]''

 

The [[Chambly_Canal|Chambly Canal]] along the upper part of the Richelieu River helps connect the St. Lawrence River in [[Quebec]] to Lake Champlain in [[Vermont]] and [[New York]]. The canal and its locks allowed boats to bypass the Richelieu River rapids near Chambly and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Work began on this canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843. The canal from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Chambly is 12 miles (19 km) long.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Chambly Canal" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambly_Canal (accessed 7 June 2011).</ref>  

The Richelieu River in [[Quebec]] flows north from Lake Champlain near the United States border about 106 miles (171 km) to Sorel-Tracy where it joins the St. Lawrence River.  

The '''Chambly Canal''' was part of a network of canals, lakes and rivers connecting New York City to the St. Lawrence River. Freight such as lumber and coal could be shipped from the St. Lawrence River, up the Richelieu River and Chambly Canal to Lake Champlain, and down the [[Champlain Canal]] to the Hudson River to New York City. The Hudson River is also connected to the [[Erie Canal]]. The Chambly Canal was opened during a period of increasing Canadian-American trade. After World War I (1914-1918) commercial traffic declined, but has partially been replaced since with tourist pleasure cruises.  

The Richelieu River flows north out of Lake Champlain in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont%C3%A9r%C3%A9gie Montérégie] administrative region in the far south of [[Quebec|Quebec]] as follows:  

:*Lake Champlain  

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Haut-Richelieu_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Le Haut-Richelieu]  

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouville_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Rouville]  

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vall%C3%A9e-du-Richelieu_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec La Vallée-du-Richelieu]  

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-De_Saurel_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Pierre-De Saurel] (before 2009 Le Bas-Richelieu)  

'''Connecting Migration Routes'''. The Richelieu River - Chambly Canal are linked to other migration routes at each end.  

 

:*Lake Champlain with connections to the [[Champlain Canal]], Hudson River, and [[Erie Canal]]

:*St. Lawrence River  

 

{{Quebec|Quebec}}{{New York|New York}}{{Vermont|Vermont}}  

 

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