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The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler") is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Megantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City. ==Geography== The river's drainage area is , initially in the Appalachian Mountains, then in the low-lands of the St. Lawrence, and include 236 lakes covering and approximately 180,000 inhabitants. Its annual medium flow at the station of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is , varying from (low water) to (spring high water), with historical maximum of . Its principal tributaries are: *Rivière du Loup (not to be confused with Rivière du Loup in the Bas-Saint-Laurent), also known as the Rivière Linière *Famine River *Beaurivage River *Saint-Victor River The river's basin has nearly 50 percent of the faunal richness of Quebec, namely 330 out of 653 vertebrate species known in the province can be found here. The river, and the Chaudière Falls which it passes over en route, are popular outdoor recreation areas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chaudière River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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