Chéticamp River

River in Nova Scotia, Canada

Chéticamp

Location
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Chéticamp Lake

Mouth
• location	Gulf of St. Lawrence
• elevation	sea level
Basin size	806 km² (311 sq mi)^[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.

References

^ Natural History of Nova Scotia Archived 2003-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Volume 1, p. 152
^ "Chéticamp Watershed - Community Profile". Community Counts. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 5 October 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

46°36′7.70″N 61°0′4.06″W / 46.6021389°N 61.0011278°W / 46.6021389; -61.0011278

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