List of rivers and water bodies of Montreal Island

The rivers and water bodies of Montreal are few and mostly artificial. Hydrography of the island of Montreal remained intact until approximately XIXth where Montreal will undergo major urban works including the construction of Lachine Canal and the creation of the first major parks of Montreal.

History

Last Ice Age

After the Ice Age, around -13 000 years, Montreal and the Saint Lawrence Lowlands are flooded by the Champlain sea. Within a few centuries, as and when these waters recede, the Mount Royal and its three summits are emerged into islands. With the complete withdrawal of the sea, water is retained in some depression of the island. This is the case among other Beaver Lake, located in the palm of Mount Royal. This will dry gradually to become a fen.[1] He was regrooved artificially in 1938.

Before XIXth

Approximation streams near the fortifications of the city of Montreal in New France

There used to be a complex hydrographic, now destroyed or channeled[2] · .[3]

Today

Today there are only a handful of streams and lakes in nature. However, many parks have ponds or artificial lakes of large size.

List of water bodies

Below is a partial list of current waters bodies of the island:

Name Photo Location Contact information Type Area (ha)
Lachine Canal Montreal 45°27′39″N 73°36′17″W / 45.4607°N 73.6046°W / 45.4607; -73.6046 artificial 158 hectares (390 acres)
Aqueduct Canal Montreal 45°26′11″N 73°35′58″W / 45.4363°N 73.5994°W / 45.4363; -73.5994 artificial
Olympic pool Jean-Drapeau Park 45°30′32″N 73°31′26″W / 45.5089°N 73.5238°W / 45.5089; -73.5238 artificial 24 hectares (59 acres)
Lake Île Notre-Dame Jean-Drapeau Park 45°30′08″N 73°31′31″W / 45.5023°N 73.5253°W / 45.5023; -73.5253 artificial 14 hectares (35 acres)
Centennial Lake Dollard-Des Ormeaux 45°29′12″N 73°48′51″W / 45.4868°N 73.8143°W / 45.4868; -73.8143 artificial 9.8 hectares (24 acres)
Lac des Dauphins Jean-Drapeau Park 45°31′27″N 73°32′11″W / 45.5241°N 73.5364°W / 45.5241; -73.5364 artificial 5 hectares (12 acres)
Lac des Battures Nuns' Island 45°27′16″N 73°33′17″W / 45.4545°N 73.5546°W / 45.4545; -73.5546 artificial 5 hectares (12 acres)
Main pond Parc Angrignon Angrignon Park 45°26′35″N 73°36′05″W / 45.4430°N 73.6014°W / 45.4430; -73.6014 artificial 4.8 hectares (12 acres)
Little Basin Parc des Rapides 45°25′40″N 73°35′29″W / 45.4278°N 73.5914°W / 45.4278; -73.5914 artificial 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres)
Swan Lake Jean-Drapeau Park 45°30′31″N 73°32′04″W / 45.5087°N 73.5344°W / 45.5087; -73.5344 artificial 3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Pond Fountain Parc La Fontaine 45°31′29″N 73°34′09″W / 45.5248°N 73.5691°W / 45.5248; -73.5691 artificial 2.8 hectares (6.9 acres)
Beaver Lake Mount Royal Park 45°29′55″N 73°35′51″W / 45.4986°N 73.5974°W / 45.4986; -73.5974 artificial 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)
Basin Jarry Park Jarry Park 45°32′07″N 73°37′30″W / 45.5353°N 73.6249°W / 45.5353; -73.6249 artificial 1 hectare (2.5 acres)

List of rivers

References

See also

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