Kennetcook River
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The Kennetcook River is a river that flows through Hants County, Nova Scotia. From headwaters near the mouth of the Shubenacadie River
, the Kennetcook traverses about 45 kilometres of mostly rural terrain, discharging into the Avon River at Windsor
. The Kennetcook cuts through fossiliferous limestone rocks for part of its length. A tidal river
near its mouth, the Kennetcook experiences a tidal bore
which may be seen at Scotch Village. It is a known salmon river popular with anglers.
The village of Kennetcook
takes its name from the river, which is a Mi'kmaq
word meaning "the place ahead". It was known to the Acadians as Quenetcou. A covered bridge over the river in Kennetcook was the last in Nova Scotia. It was replaced in 1967.
Nova Scotia Route 236
follows the river for much of the river's length, and the Dominion Atlantic Railway
used to parallel the river on its northern side.
Shubenacadie River
The Shubenacadie River is a river in Nova Scotia, Canada.It has a meander length of approximately 72 km from its source at Shubenacadie Grand Lake to its mouth at the historic seaport village of Maitland on Cobequid Bay, site of the building of the William D. Lawrence, the largest wooden ship ever...
, the Kennetcook traverses about 45 kilometres of mostly rural terrain, discharging into the Avon River at Windsor
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Windsor is a town located in Hants County, Mainland Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St. Croix Rivers. It is the largest community in western Hants County with a 2001 population of 3,779 and was at one time the shire town of the county. The region encompassing present day Windsor was...
. The Kennetcook cuts through fossiliferous limestone rocks for part of its length. A tidal river
Tidal river
A tidal river is a river, or more typically a stretch of a river, whose flow and level is influenced by tides. An example of a tidal river is the portion of the Connecticut River flowing from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, to the Atlantic Ocean. The Brisbane River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean...
near its mouth, the Kennetcook experiences a tidal bore
Tidal bore
A tidal bore is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay's current...
which may be seen at Scotch Village. It is a known salmon river popular with anglers.
The village of Kennetcook
Kennetcook, Nova Scotia
Kennetcook is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants. The community likely was named after the river that runs through it, Kennetcook River. Also see Upper Kennetcook.- History :...
takes its name from the river, which is a Mi'kmaq
Mi'kmaq language
The Mi'kmaq language is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 9,100 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States out of a total ethnic Mi'kmaq population of roughly 20,000. The word Mi'kmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' ; the adjectival form is Míkmaw...
word meaning "the place ahead". It was known to the Acadians as Quenetcou. A covered bridge over the river in Kennetcook was the last in Nova Scotia. It was replaced in 1967.
Nova Scotia Route 236
Nova Scotia Route 236
Route 236 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Hants County and Colchester County, connecting Brooklyn at Route 215 with Truro at Highway 102/Trunk 2.-Communities:*Brooklyn*Union Corner*Scotch Village*Mosherville...
follows the river for much of the river's length, and the Dominion Atlantic Railway
Dominion Atlantic Railway
The Dominion Atlantic Railway was a historic Canadian railway which operated in the western part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley....
used to parallel the river on its northern side.