Saint Pierre River (Montreal)
| Saint-Pierre River | |
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 Memorial site of the former site of the Saint-Pierre River near the locks of the St. Paul-Coast on Lachine Canal. | |
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St Lawrence River, Montreal 9 45°30′11″N 73°33′12″W / 45.50306°N 73.55333°WCoordinates: 45°30′11″N 73°33′12″W / 45.50306°N 73.55333°W |
The Saint Pierre River was a river in the city of Montreal, in Quebec, in Canada, flowing into the St. Lawrence River. The city of Montreal was founded at its mouth, at the height of the site Pointe-à-Callière Museum.
Description
St. Peter river had its source in the western of Montreal Island; a branch heading to the current Old Port of Montreal, the other throwing himself in the river not far from where is currently pours the Aqueduct of Montreal Verdun. Moreover, not far from the Saint-Jacques escarpment, the river formed a lake that was named Lake Otter, which was located on the premises of the current Turcot Interchange.
History
The river was long used as a sewer by area residents. In 1832, for safety sake, it was decided to bury it by channeling in the nearby area Pointe-à-Callière Museum.[1] The various other sections of the river were also buried aware of the following decades. The development of the party previously located southwest of the river speeds up soon, there will remain no visible traces of it. In 1990, the collector is filled with sand, causing the same time the complete disappearance of the river.[2]
The sewer's relics can be seen at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum, while a section of its route is visible near the locks of the Côte-Saint-Paul of Lachine Canal.
Map of Montreal
Little St. Pierre River passes between the Pointe à Callière and the walled city
Pointe-à-Callière Museum
William collector
Railwaymen to work after a flooding of the Saint-Pierre River at west of the road to Saint-Paul-Coast in 1906
See also
- List of rivers and water bodies of Montreal Island
- List of rivers of Quebec
- Lachine Canal
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum