Acadia River

Acadia River
Rivière L’Acadie in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec
Location
Country	Canada
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Canada-US border
Mouth
• location	Richelieu River, Chambly, Quebec
• coordinates	45°29′01″N 73°16′09″W / 45.48361°N 73.26917°W / 45.48361; -73.26917
Length	82 km (51 mi)
Basin features
River system	St. Lawrence River

The Acadia River flows Northerly over 82 km through seven municipalities in the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Les Jardins-de-Napierville and Le Haut-Richelieu, in Montérégie, on the South Shore of St. Lawrence river, the Quebec, Canada. The Acadia river empties into the Richelieu River, in Carignan, skirting the city of Chambly by the north.