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:

NamePhotoLocationContact informationTypeArea (ha)
Lachine CanalMontreal45.4607°N 73.6046°W / 45.4607; -73.6046artificial158 hectares (390 acres)
Aqueduct CanalMontreal45.4363°N 73.5994°W / 45.4363; -73.5994artificial
Olympic poolJean-Drapeau Park45.5089°N 73.5238°W / 45.5089; -73.5238artificial24 hectares (59 acres)
Lake Île Notre-DameJean-Drapeau Park45.5023°N 73.5253°W / 45.5023; -73.5253artificial14 hectares (35 acres)
Centennial LakeDollard-Des Ormeaux45.4868°N 73.8143°W / 45.4868; -73.8143artificial9.8 hectares (24 acres)
Lac des DauphinsJean-Drapeau Park45.5241°N 73.5364°W / 45.5241; -73.5364artificial5 hectares (12 acres)
Lac des BatturesNuns' Island45.4545°N 73.5546°W / 45.4545; -73.5546artificial5 hectares (12 acres)
Main pond Parc AngrignonAngrignon Park45.4430°N 73.6014°W / 45.4430; -73.6014artificial4.8 hectares (12 acres)
Little BasinParc des Rapides45.4278°N 73.5914°W / 45.4278; -73.5914artificial3.5 hectares (8.6 acres)
Swan LakeJean-Drapeau Park45.5087°N 73.5344°W / 45.5087; -73.5344artificial3 hectares (7.4 acres)
Pond FountainParc La Fontaine45.5248°N 73.5691°W / 45.5248; -73.5691artificial2.8 hectares (6.9 acres)
Beaver LakeMount Royal Park45.4986°N 73.5974°W / 45.4986; -73.5974artificial1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)
Basin Jarry ParkJarry Park45.5353°N 73.6249°W / 45.5353; -73.6249artificial1 hectare (2.5 acres)

List of rivers

References

See also

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