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Nova Scotia's rivers all flow into the Atlantic Ocean through four unique watersheds: the Gulf of Maine, the Northumberland Strait, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Atlantic Ocean itself. Gulf of Maine
The East River of Pictou is a Canadian river located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. The river has a meander length of approximately 57 km (35 mi) and a watershed having an area of approximately 547 km 2 (211 sq mi). It rises at Hunters Lake in the community of Eden Lake.
Rivers in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see List of Nova Scotia rivers . By province
Boat Harbour is a body of water on the Northumberland Strait in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Originally a tidal estuary , construction of a pulp and paper waste effluent treatment facility in the 1960s led to the pollution of the harbour and the source of ongoing environmental concern. [ 3 ]
The south side of the harbour opens into the broad mouth of the East River of Pictou which flows inland through the towns of Trenton and New Glasgow. The south-west end of the harbour is bisected by the Harvey Veniot causeway that carries Nova Scotia Highway 106. The causeway has limited the navigable portion of the harbour to approximately 5 ...
Several major rivers flow into the coast along the Eastern Shore, including the Musquodoboit River, [7] which flows into the Musquodoboit Harbour, [8] Jeddore Harbour, [9] Tangier River, [10] which flows from Tangier Grand Lake to the Atlantic, [11] West River Sheet Harbour, which flows into the Northwest Arm of Sheet Harbour, as well as East River Sheet Harbour into the Northeast Arm. [12 ...
Country Island, off Seal Harbour Guysborough County NS 45°05′59″N 61°32′32″W / 45.0997°N 61.5423°W / 45.0997; -61.5423 ( Light Tower (Country Island
The river flows through Sheet Harbour Lake, and narrows back in to a river near the West River Bridge, where Trunk 7 passes over the West River. The West River Falls carry the river from 22 metres (72 ft) elevation down to sea level, where it empties into the Northwest Arm. [ 24 ] The river area has been deforested and is prone to flash-flooding .