The Oromocto River is a

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of the Saint John River in southwest

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. The Oromocto River is formed by the combination of the North and South Branches near

Fredericton Junction Fredericton Junction (2016 population: 704) is a Canadian village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Located on the North Branch of the Oromocto River in the western part of the county, the village is approximately southwest of Fredericton. H ...

, and flows north-northeast for to its mouth at the Saint John River in the town of

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. North Branch Oromocto River, in length, flows east-northeast from

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(near Harvey Station), passing through the villages of Tracy and follows sections of Route 645 and Route 101 to Fredericton Junction. South Branch Oromocto River, long, flows north-northeast from South Oromocto Lake, mostly through forest land to the head of the Oromocto River.

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