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Concept
Saint-Charles River (Quebec City)
Summary
The Saint-Charles River (Huron-Wendat name is Akiawenrahk) is the main watercourse crossing Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
The surface of the Saint-Charles River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation; the spring flood occurs in March or April.
It springs from Saint-Charles Lake, follows a course of approximately and ends into Saint Lawrence River. Its drainage basin is large and a population of 350,000 persons live on its shores, in Quebec City and the Regional County Municipality of La Jacques-Cartier. It is the most densely populated drainage basin of any Quebec river, with an average population density of 600 inhabitants per square kilometer, mostly concentrated in the last third of its length. This makes its banks a popular place, organized around the linear park of the Saint-Charles river.
Many streams of Québec City and the surroundings are tributary to Saint-Charles River.
The drainage basin includes six main sub-basins, that are, excluding the Saint-Charles' basin itself:
Rivière des Hurons
Jaune River
Nelson River
Rivière du Berger
Lorette River
Saint-Charles River's drainage basin also includes many secondary streams including:
Hibou River
rivière des Commissaires
rivière des Roches
rivière des Sept-Ponts
rivière Lairet
ruisseau du Valet
ruisseau Savard
ruisseau Ste-Barbe
ruisseau Pincourt
The Saint-Charles river is crossed by 21 road bridges, 13 footbridges and 2 railways. In addition, there are 4 dams on its course.
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