Description
Heads at the east end of Lake Ontario near Kingston to Cape Gasp¿, where it enters the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The stream forms 183 km (114 mi) of the New York-Ontario border.
History
Discovered in 1534 by Jacques Cartier, who was searching for the Northwest Passage to the East Indies. He named the stream in honor of the feast day of Saint Lawrence. The variant name, "Kaniatarowanén:ne River", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "big river".