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=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
The [[Chambly_Canal|Chambly Canal]] along | The [[Chambly_Canal|Chambly Canal]] along a part of the upper 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 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. | ||
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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: | 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 | :*Lake Champlain ([[Clinton County, New York]], and [[Grand Isle County, Vermont|Grand Isle]], and [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin]] counties in [[Vermont]]) | ||
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Haut-Richelieu_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Le Haut-Richelieu] | :*[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/Rouville_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Rouville] | ||