Chéticamp River Explained

Chéticamp
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Nova Scotia
Source1 Location:Chéticamp Lake
Mouth Location:Gulf of St. Lawrence
Mouth Elevation:sea level
Basin Size:806km2[1]

The Chéticamp River is a river on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, located at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park which includes Acadian Trail. According to estimates by the Province of Nova Scotia, there are 2,650 people resident within the Chéticamp watershed in 2011.[2]

The river flows from Chéticamp Lake in the Cape Breton Highlands into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the village of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia. Some of the outflow of the lake has been diverted for the Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System project.

Atlantic Salmon visit this river to spawn.

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Notes and References

  1. Natural History of Nova Scotia , Volume 1, p. 152
  2. Web site: Chéticamp Watershed - Community Profile. Community Counts. Province of Nova Scotia. 5 October 2012.