The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March.

Safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March.

The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.

Forest and agricultural streams feed the head of the English river.

[2] The toponym "Rivière des Anglais" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.