St. Lawrence River

St. Lawrence River - (Eng Saint Lawrence River, fr. Fleuve Saint-Laurent), the most important river of Canada, located in the southern part of the country. Its length is 1,200 km, the basin area of 1.5 million km2.

It flows from Lake Ontario, and in the form of an estuary flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The main tributaries of the river are: Richelieu, Ottawa, Saguenay. Larger cities on the river St. Lawrence is: Kingston, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec and Levis. The upper limit sets in the USA. St. Lawrence River is extensively utilized, built on a lot of locks, dams and hydropower. Water is part of the Way of St. Lawrence. Is known that has a very long lejkowate mouth