The New International Encyclopædia/Montmorency, Falls of

​ MONT′MOREN′CY, Falls of. A picturesque cascade, 150 feet wide and 265 feet high, at the mouth of the Montmorency River, an affluent of the Saint Lawrence, six miles northeast of Quebec, Canada (Map: Quebec, E 4). They supply the power for Quebec's electric plants and are much visited by tourists.