Aspy River

River in Nova Scotia, Canada

Aspy River
Beulach Ban waterfall on the Aspy River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Aspy Bay
• elevation	sea level
Length	40 km (25 mi)

The Aspy River (/ˈæspi/)^[1] is a river on northeastern Cape Breton Island which rises in the Cape Breton Highlands and empties into Aspy Bay. The North Aspy follows the ancient Aspy Fault which extends for 40 km inland from the coast and extends along the upper section of the northeast Margaree River. This geological fault is thought to be a part of the Cabot Fault (Newfoundland)/ Great Glen Fault (Scotland) system of Avalonia.^[2]^[3]

It is believed by some sources that John Cabot landed at Aspy Bay in 1497. In 1856, a submarine cable was laid across the Cabot Strait from Aspy Bay to Newfoundland establishing a telegraph link between St. John's, Newfoundland and New York City.

A dirt road in Cape Breton Highlands National Park leads to the Beulach Ban falls on the North Aspy River. "Beulach Ban" is Gaelic for "white gorge".

References

^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
^ Wilson, Tuzo (14 July 1962). "Cabot Fault, An Appalachian Equivalent of the San Andreas and Great Glen Faults and some Implications for Continental Displacement". Nature. 195 (4837): 135–138. Bibcode:1962Natur.195..135W. doi:10.1038/195135a0.
^ Dewey, John F.; Kennedy, Michael J.; Kidd, William S.F. (1983). "A geotraverse through the Appalachians of northern Newfoundland". In Nicholas Rast; Frances M. Delany (eds.). Profiles of Orogenic Belts (PDF). Geodynamics Series. Vol. 10. American Geophysical Union.

External links

John Cabot memorial at Aspy Bay Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

46°53′31.6″N 60°27′19.6″W / 46.892111°N 60.455444°W / 46.892111; -60.455444

Rivers of Nova Scotia by drainage system

Atlantic Ocean

Bedford Basin	Little Sackville River Sackville River
Eastern Shore	East River Sheet Harbour Framboise River Mira River Musquodoboit River St. Mary's River West River Sheet Harbour
South Shore	LaHave River Medway River Mersey River Petite Rivière Shelburne River

Bay of Fundy

Annapolis Basin	Annapolis River Bear River
Cobequid Bay	Salmon River Shubenacadie River Stewiacke River

Cumberland Basin

River Hebert Watershed	Halfway River Maccan River River Hebert
Others	Missaguash River

Gulf of Maine

St. Marys Bay	Sissiboo River
Others	Tusket River

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Northumberland Strait	East River of Pictou Middle River of Pictou Pugwash River River John River Philip Tidnish River Wallace River
Others	Aspy River Baddeck River Chéticamp River Margaree River Sydney River