Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence River (French: Fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large river in the middle latitudes of eastern North America. The Saint Lawrence River flows in a roughly north-easterly direction, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin. It traverses the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and is part of the international boundary between Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. This river provides the basis for the commercial Saint Lawrence Seaway.