Saint-Charles River

Rivière Saint -Charles from the Pont Drouin

Catchment area of ​​the Rivière Saint -Charles

The Rivière Saint- Charles is a left tributary of the St. Lawrence River in the Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region of the Canadian province of Quebec.

The Rivière Saint -Charles is the outflow of 20 km north of Quebec City situated outflow regulated Lac Saint -Charles. It flows south, initially strongly meandering, to La Haute -Saint -Charles, a northwestern suburb of Quebec City. Later he gradually turns to the east. His river lies entirely within the city limits of Québec. In the last third of its flow path, it flows through the city of Québec and leads finally to the north of the old city of Quebec in the St. Lawrence River. The river has a length of about 35 km. Its catchment area covers 513 km ². It is with a population of 350,000 is the most densely populated in the province of Quebec.