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The Hunter River, informally nicknamed the "River Clyde", is a Canadian river in northwestern Queens County, Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group
The local Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group was established in 2000 to improve and maintain the health of the watershed's ecosystem.
Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group
Rivers of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-river-stub
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...
.
From its source near Hartsville, the river flows northerly, becoming a tidal estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...
at New Glasgow
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.
The town's population was 9,075 ...
, an arm of Rustico Bay which gradually widens to approximately wide. It discharges into the Gulf of St Lawrence. The river's total meander length is about , with an additional of estuary.
The river runs through the communities of Hunter River Hunter River may refer to:
*Hunter River (New South Wales), Australia
*Hunter River (Western Australia)
*Hunter River, New Zealand
*Hunter River (Prince Edward Island), Canada
**Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, community on Hunter River, Canada
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, New Glasgow
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.
The town's population was 9,075 ...
and North Rustico
North Rustico is a Canadian town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
Situated on the north shore, North Rustico an incorporated municipality in 1954. North Rustico changed its status to a town on November 16, 2013. The town is known t ...
. There was at one time a ferry at Hunter River and the river was dammed in at least two locations to power mills. The headponds are still in existence.
The watershed covers approximately .The local Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group was established in 2000 to improve and maintain the health of the watershed's ecosystem.
See also
*List of rivers of Prince Edward Island
This is a list of rivers and creeks located on the island of Prince Edward Island.
Despite the fact that many are called ''rivers'', their freshwater portions are not large enough to warrant this name. These watercourses are more correctly categ ...
References
External links
Hunter-Clyde Watershed Group
Rivers of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-river-stub