ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

SIZE

ST.LAWRENCE IS 743.8 MILES LONG THE AREA IS 519,000 MILES SQUARED.

• ST.LAWRENCE IS 743.8 MILES LONG THE AREA IS 519,000 MILES SQUARED.

LOCATION

It flows eastward from the source Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean. The mouth of St. Lawrence is St. Lawrence gulf. It crosses the border between the U.S and Canada. Some of the major cities include Brockville, Morristown, Ogdensburg, Massena, Cornwall, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City before draining into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, one of the largest estuaries in the world.

BASIC FACTS

BASIC FACTS

• Several Canals have been constructed to make navigation easier so ships and other boats can get through.
• St. Lawrence was once controlled by French that was when the Battle of St. Lawrence which lasted through May 1942- November 1944, Canada and the U.S won the battle to have use of the river equally.
• The canals made it possible from the Atlantic Ocean to to Duluth, Minnesota.
• St. Lawrence is a important of hydroelectric water. Which means Using the power of water currents to generate electric power.

INTERESTING FACTS

INTERESTING FACTS

• In 1980 Jacques Cousteau traveled to Canada on the St. Lawrence River to make his movie.
• St. Lawrence was discovered by Jacques Cartier and he was the first european to discover it. in July 9, 1534. They named a one of St. Lawrence River's bridges after him.
• Samuel de Champlain was a french/Canadian explorer. He recommended a further exploration on the St. Lawrence River and he became the first person to pioneer St. Lawrence River. They also named a bridge after him.
• St. Lawrence is one of the top 50 longest river in the U.S. It is also the outflow of The Great Lakes and nearly holds 20%.

IMPACT ON SETTLEMENT

You would want to live here because there is fresh water, you can plant and grow crops, and you can trade and ship goods with the canals used for navigation. It would be bad to live here because there could get floods and tropical storms.

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