Hammond River | |
Name Etymology: | Andrew Hamond |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | New Brunswick |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Kings County |
Length: | 40km (30miles) |
Source1 Location: | Lisson Settlement, Sussex Parish |
Source1 Coordinates: | 45.6122°N -65.4114°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 287m (942feet) |
Mouth: | Kennebecasis River |
Mouth Location: | near Nauwigewauk, Hampton Parish |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.5039°N -65.9078°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 11m (36feet) |
The Hammond River is a tributary of the Kennebecasis River in New Brunswick, Canada. It runs approximately 40km (30miles) in southern Kings County along the border of Saint John County. It rises in the Caledonia Highlands near the rural community of Hammondvale and runs in a westerly direction to its junction with the Kennebecasis River. Near the mouth of the river, at the rural community of Nauwigewauk, the river is joined by a short tributary draining Darlings Lake.
The Hammond River is one of the few rivers in the world that still has spawning Atlantic salmon. It was named for Andrew Hamond, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1781 to 1782, who owned land in the area.[1]