St. Regis River

The St. Regis River (or rivière Saint-Régis in Quebec) is an 86-mile-long (138 km)[2] river in northern New York in the United States. It flows into the Saint Lawrence River at the hamlet of Saint Regis in the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. The Saint Regis River basin includes Upper and Lower St. Regis Lakes, and Saint Regis Pond in the Saint Regis Canoe Area. It's a great fishery for trout.

For the US Navy vessel, see USS St. Regis River. For the St. Regis River in Montana, see St. Regis River (Montana).
St. Regis River
The river at St. Regis Falls
Location
CountryUnited States and Canada
State and provinceNew York and Quebec
Administrative region (QC)Montérégie (QC)
MRC (QC)Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality (QC)
Akwesasne
Physical characteristics
MouthSaint Lawrence River
 • location
Saint Regis, New York, Franklin County
 • coordinates
44°59′58.2″N 74°38′28.3″W
 • elevation
152[1] ft (46 m)
Length86 mi (138 km)
Basin size860 sq mi (2,200 km2)
St. Regis River as seen from Azure Mountain, town of Waverly

Toponymy

The toponym "rivière Saint-Régis" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[3]

See also

References
  1. "St Regis River". usgs.gov. usgs. 1995. Retrieved 4 May 2017. data
  2. "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.
  3. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Rivière Saint-Régis"



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