- Kennetcook River
Infobox River
river_name = Kennetcook River
caption = Kennetcook River
origin =
mouth =Minas Basin
basin_countries =Canada
length = 45 km
elevation =
mouth_elevation =sea level
discharge =
watershed =The Kennetcook River is a river that flows through
Hants County , Nova Scotia. From headwaters near the mouth of theShubenacadie 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. [ [http://www.chesterbound.com/paddy/kennet.htm Kennetcook River fossils] ] Atidal river near its mouth, the Kennetcook experiences atidal bore which may be seen at Scotch Village. [ [http://www.glinx.com/~sherm/tidal_bore-info.htm "Tidal Bore, Mantua Bridge"] ] 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". [ [http://www.kennetcook.com/history.htm "Kennetcook - Past and Present"] ] It was known to the Acadians as Quenetcou. [ [http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/500/511.htm "Natural history of Nova Scotia"] ] 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 theDominion Atlantic Railway used to parallel the river on its northern side.References
External links
* [http://www.tageo.com/index-e-ca-v-07-d-m801252.htm?Kennetcook+river Location map]
* [http://www.bofep.org/danika_marsh/Southern%20Bight_PDF/HCMB5B.pdf Tidal barrier fact sheet]
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