Back Rivière Bernier (suba, lat 45,28, long -73,25) CEB Rivière Bernier (rivière Richelieu) French Rivière Bernier (vattendrag i Kanada, lat 45,28, long -73,25) Swedish
| Bernier River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Regional County Municipality | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Unorganized territory and a municipality | Lac-Jacques-Cartier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Various agricultural streams |
| • location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| • coordinates | 45°13′32″N 73°18′30″W / 45.225539°N 73.308348°W |
| • elevation | 48 |
| Mouth | Richelieu River |
• location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
• coordinates | 45°16′47″N 73°14′51″W / 45.27972°N 73.2475°W |
• elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Length | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Richelieu River - St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (Upstream) |
| • right | (Upstream) Ruisseau Lord-Oligny |
The Bernier River is a tributary of the Richelieu River. It flows in the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in the regional county municipality (MRC) Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, in the south of province of Quebec, in Canada.
The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.