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Montreal is surrounded by water: the St. Lawrence River to the south, the Rivière des Prairies to the north, Lake Saint-Louis to the southwest, and Lac des Deux Montagnes to the west. These water bodies, which provide most of the drinking water used by Montrealers, follow ancient rift zones that formed when the continent broke up, 600 million years ago. The main water intake is located upstream of the Lachine Rapids, in the centre of the St. Lawrence River, and supplies water to two treatment plants. Water at the Atwater plant, the older of the two, is routed via the Aqueduct Canal, an 8 km long water artery. The treated water is stored in several tanks, a number of which are located right in the heart of Mount Royal. Waterways around Montreal have many uses, including recreational fishing and swimming. |
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