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Lake Champlain:
Lake Champlain is a large natural inland freshwater lake in North America with an overall length of 107 miles (172 km) and surface area over 500 sq mi (1,295 km2), it lies mostly between the U.S. states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec.
The Richelieu River, which is the primary outlet has a drainage basin of 9,160 square miles (23,720 square kilometers) including those of Lake Champlaing and Missisquoi Bay. Of this drainage basis area, 7,600 square miles are in the United States originating from the western slopes of the Vermont′s Green Mountains and the eastern slopes of New York′s Adirondack Mountains. With the construction of the Chambly Canal, which opened in 1843, navigation became possible between on the Richelieu River between the Saint Lawrence River and Lake Champlain. At the southern end of Lake Champlain, the state of New York, built and which opened in 1823, the Champlain Canal, which allows navigation from Lake Champlain to the Hudson River and subsequently downstream to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean.
With a length of 124 km (77 mi), the Richelieu River takes its source at the north end of Lake Champlain, now on the border between Canada (Quebec) and the United States (Vermont and New York state) and flows through many towns in Quebec, empties into the Saint Lawrence River about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Montreal, Quebec.
Lake Chanplain Information:
Lake Category:
freshwater, natural
Lake Flow:
Primary Inflow:
Ausable River, Boquet River, Chazy River, La Chute River, Lamoille River,
Missisquoi River, Poultney River, Otter Creek, Saranac River, Winooski River and etc.
Primary Outflow:
Richelier River (Canada)
Mouth of Richelier River:
46.0481698, -73.1200217
Tributary Of:
St. Lawrence River at Sorel
Water Discharge:
12,000 cubic feet per second (330 cubic meters per second)
Lake Location:
Jurisdiction:
Vermont, New York, Quebec
Coordinates:
Outflow Location:
45.0062101, -73.3449889
Near
Fort Montgomery
Inflow Location:
Missisquoi River:
44.9955031, -73.1487135
Lake Measurements:
Lake Depth:
Average Depth:
64 feet (19.5 meters)
Deepest Depth:
400 feet (120 meters)
Lake Shoreline:
Shore Length:
(approximately)
587 miles (945 kilometers)
Lake Size:
Lake Length:
107 miles (172 kilometers)
Lake Width:
14 miles (23 kilometers)
Lake Surface:
Surface Area:
514 square miles ()
Surface Elevation:
95-100 feet (29 to 30 meters)
Lake Water Temperature:
Average Summer:
Average Winter:
Lake Geographical Information:
Geographical Region:
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