Bernier River (Richelieu River tributary)

Bernier River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
Regional County MunicipalityLe Haut-Richelieu
Unorganized territory and a municipalityLac-Jacques-Cartier
Physical characteristics
SourceVarious agricultural streams
 • locationSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
 • coordinates45°13′32″N 73°18′30″W / 45.225539°N 73.308348°W / 45.225539; -73.308348
 • elevation48
MouthRichelieu River
 • location
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
 • coordinates
45°16′47″N 73°14′51″W / 45.27972°N 73.2475°W / 45.27972; -73.2475
 • elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Length12.9 km (8.0 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRichelieu River - St. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(Upstream)
 • right(Upstream) Ruisseau Lord-Oligny

The Bernier River is a tributary of the Richelieu River. It flows in the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in the regional county municipality (MRC) Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in the south of province of Quebec, in Canada.

The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.


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