THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

  It provides drinking water to millions of people.

• ·      It generates millions of kilowatts of hydroelectric power each year.

• ·      There are many species of fish (some of who we will meet on Ollie’s adventures), 400 different species of birds and 83 different species of land and aquatic mammals that live in and around the river.

• ·      The river has both fresh water and salt water.

• ·      You can boat, fish, swim and scuba dive in the St. Lawrence River.

• ·      It flows through Canada, USA and territories.

• ·      It is 250 feet at its deepest point.

• ·      It is the second longest river in Canada. (the longest river is the Mackenzie River).

• ·      The St. Lawrence River forms as the basis for the St. Lawrence Seaway; a 37,000 km (22,990 miles) marine highway that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. It is the largest Seaway in the world.