Acadia River
| Acadia River | |
|---|---|
Rivière L’Acadie in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Canada-US border |
| Mouth | |
• location | Richelieu River, Chambly, Quebec |
• coordinates | 45°29′01″N 73°16′09″W / 45.48361°N 73.26917°W |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
The Acadia River flows northerly over 82 km through seven municipalities in La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, and Le Haut-Richelieu, in Montérégie, on the south shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The river empties into the Richelieu River, in Carignan, and skirts the city of Chambly by the north.