English River (Chateauguay River tributary)


The English River is a tributary of the Chateauguay River. This cross-border river between Canada and the United States crosses:
In the state of New York, the English River course is mainly served by Drown Road, White Road, Davison Road and Blackman Corners Road . In Canada, the course of the English River is mainly served mainly by the route 203.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. 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.

Geography

Forest and agricultural streams feed the head of the English river. Its course begins in Clinton County, in United States near the intersection of Stone Road and Canaan Road. This source is located south of the Canada-United States border and west of Champlain Lake.
The course of the English river flows over with a drop of according to the following segments:
Course of the English River in New York State
Note: The course in Canada crosses over agricultural areas, sometimes forest islets.
The English River generally flows north-west in an agricultural zone to go to flow on the south bank in a bend in the Châteauguay River, near the route 138. This confluence is located at:
From the mouth of the English river the current follows the course of the Châteauguay river on to the south shore of lake Saint-Louis.

Toponymy

In Clinton County, this river is designated "English River".
The toponym "Rivière des Anglais" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.