Medway River is a river in Queens County, on the southwestern shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. At 121 kilometres long,[1] it is one of the major rivers of Nova Scotia and once supported a large run of Atlantic salmon. Historically, it was an important corridor to the interior waters of Nova Scotia such as Ponhook and Molega Lakes and as a log-driving river for the lumber industry.
| Medway River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 44°15′34.4″N 64°50′22.5″W / 44.259556°N 64.839583°W |
• elevation | sea level |
| Length | 121 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,012 km2 (777 sq mi) |
Together with Herring Cove and related smaller inlets, the drainage basin of the Medway is measured at 2,012 km2 including 166 km2 of water.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Columbia Gazetteer, Archived September 26, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural History of Nova Scotia Archived September 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Volume 1, p. 152