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The Acadia River flows northerly over 82 km through seven municipalities in La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, and Le Haut-Richelieu, in Montérégie, on the south shore of St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The river empties into the Richelieu River, in Carignan, and skirts the city of Chambly by the north.
In 1673, the river was called the "Mount Royal River" (Rivière de Mont Royal, in French) in the first acts of concessions of the seiguenrie of Chambly, located at its mouth. While the first settlers in the southern part (high) designate the "River of Morels" (French: Rivière des Morelles). The wild plant that grows on the banks of the river, which produces black berries, and that designation was altered from its original form to become "River Morales" (Rivière des Morales) in the early 19th century.
Under the British government, after the conquest of New France, the new settlers use the toponym "Montreal River", a translation of "River of Mount Royal". Upon arrival of the first French settlers in the Haut-Richelieu, the river was named "River of Montreal" ( Rivière de Montréal) and "Little River Montreal" ( Petite rivière de Montréal).
From the mid-19th century, the segment of the river in the area of Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie was designated "River of Acadia" since the exiled Acadians settled after there 1768, but the segments downstream and upstream kept their name of "Little River Montreal". The settlers named their adopted land "La Cadie", "La Petite Cadie" ( Little Cadie), or "La Nouvellle Cadie" ( New Cadie) in memory of the their origins from Acadia.
In 1713, under the Treaty of Utrecht, Acadia was ceded to Britain. In the mid-18th century, the "Great Upheaval" occurs when those who refused to pay allegiance to the Crown Brythonic were deported to the British colonies of the American coast. The first wave of deportations, which occurred between 1755 and 1757, touched nearly ten thousand Acadians. Finally, in 1763, the Treaty of Paris finally gave Acadia to the British. Today, Acadia essentially corresponds to regions of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island that are inhabited by descendants of the inhabitants of the former French Acadia.Itinéraire toponymique de la Vallée-du-Richelieu (Route Gazetteer of Vallée-du-Richelieu), 1984.
The name "River Acadia" was officially registered on December 5, 1968, to the bank of placenames of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec. Commission toponymy of Quebec - Bank of place names - Acadia River
The course of the river flows through seven municipalities (or cities): Hemmingford, Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington (where it flows eastward) Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Napierville, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Saint-Luc and Acadia sector), Carignan and Chambly.
Description of the route of the riverMinistry of Energy and Resources, Government of Quebec- service mapping made in 2013 by historian Gaétan Veillette (Saint-Hubert, QC)
! Municipality (city)!! Course of the river (km)!! Notes !! Major tributaries of the streams Acadie River |
| In Hemmingford, Quebec, river recovers Odel Creek in the 5th (north of town), Kyle Burns and Gagné. |
| Brooks: Petite bagnole (Small car), Beaudin-Dumouchel (including Boulerice Creek), Boston, Des Terres Noires, Bettez and Lavoie. |
| Brooks: Charbonneau, North, Maria, Small discharge Desauniers, Tremblay, BAHEU Remillard, Trorc, Paradise and Simioni. |
| Brooks: Roman-Moreau (flowing westward from the Saint-Luc area), Marell, of walnut, Brunelle, Clément-Beaudin, Rusty, Prairies, and the mid Brosseau. |
| The Roman-Moreau Creek flows especially in the Saint-Luc area, and flows into l'Acadie. |
| Brooks: Squire and Massé. It flows south from Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec, and empties into the Acadie River, opposite of the island Demers, 1.9 km downstream from the mouth the Acadie River. |
In Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Saint-Luc area), the natural environment along the river l'Acadie with an area of 645,834 sq.ft (6 ha) is an ecological heritage. In a conservation goal, the sector is subject to specific rules forbidding including any tree cutting, all new construction and all remblaiement.
Acadie River through the historic village of Acadie. Acadians, subject to a large deportation, generally from Boston, had settled in this area in 1782. They built the parish church, near Acadie River.
Mouth of the river
After touring the montérégienne plain, Acadia river empties into the Richelieu River at the mouth of the Chambly Basin; the mouth of the river is part of Carignan. In the last segment of its course, the river flows along the road 223 (Bellerive path) that bypasses by the North the Demers Island and Grande île (Great Island), located at the north of the Chambly Basin.
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