The Nashwaak River located in west-central New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

Canada

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; is a tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Saint John River. It is 113 kilometres long. The river rises from Nashwaak Lake (southeast of the village of Juniper

Juniper, New Brunswick

Juniper is a Canadian hamlet in Carleton County, New Brunswick. Juniper is located in Aberdeen Parish. It is situated on Route 107, which runs from Route 105 at Bristol, northeast to Juniper, and then bends southeast towards Napadogan and Deersdale...

) and flows south and east through uninhabited land and rapids to the village of Stanley

Stanley, New Brunswick

Stanley is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.Straddling the Nashwaak River 30 km north of Fredericton, the village is home to the annual Stanley Fair, the longest continuously running agricultural fair in Canada...

. From Stanley, the Nashwaak flows southeast to Nashwaak Bridge

Nashwaak Bridge, New Brunswick

Nashwaak Bridge is a settlement in New Brunswick....

 and Taymouth

Taymouth, New Brunswick

Taymouth is a community in York County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The former school has been turned into the Taymouth Community Centre, in which one upper floor room has become a fitness centre....

, then south the through several rural communities such as Durham Bridge

Durham Bridge, New Brunswick

Durham Bridge is a settlement in New Brunswick....

, the historic town of Nashwaak Village

Nashwaak Village, New Brunswick

Nashwaak Village is a settlement located in York County in New Brunswick....

 and Penniac

Penniac, New Brunswick

Penniac is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, located about 10 kilometres northeast of Fredericton. Penniac has a proud rural heritage. Many families have been living in the area for several generations....

 before it reaches the town of Marysville

Marysville, New Brunswick

Marysville is a Canadian suburban neighbourhood in the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick.Located in the northeast end of the city, Marysville is situated on the Nashwaak River 5 kilometres north of its confluence with the Saint John River...

. It flows into the Saint John River opposite downtown Fredericton.

The river's name comes from the Maliseet language, a corruption of the word for slow current. It was used heavily by the Maliseet people as a transportation route to northwestern New Brunswick. A French

France

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 fort, Fort Nashwaak, was built at the river's mouth in 1692 (at present day Barker's Point, New Brunswick) and was the first European settlement in the Fredericton area. It was captured by the British

United Kingdom

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 in 1696, and land along the river was later granted to United Empire Loyalists

United Empire Loyalists

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 during the American Revolution

American Revolution

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. Further settlement occurred through the 19th century. A rail line and Route 8

New Brunswick Route 8

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, both important links from southern to northern New Brunswick, were built along the river's shore. The rails were removed in 1995 and it is now a walking trail.

Today, the river is popular for canoe

Canoe

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ing and salmon

Salmon

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 fishing, and tubing

Tubing

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.