Rivière des Iroquois (Richelieu River tributary)
| Rivière des Iroquois | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Regional County Municipality | Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality |
| Municipality | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Various agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| • coordinates | 45°20′49″N 73°18′09″W / 45.347059°N 73.302385°W |
| • elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45°21′34″N 73°16′08″W / 45.35944°N 73.26889°W |
• elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Length | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upstream) Maillé stream, Lemieux stream. |
| • right | (Upstream) La Grande Décharge. |
The Rivière des Iroquois is a tributary of the Richelieu River. It flows in the Saint-Luc sector, of the municipality of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the region administrative of Montérégie, in southern part of the province of Quebec, in Canada.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.