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The Salmon River is a Canadian river in central
Computer model output showing extent of inundation during Saxby Gale in the context of the present state of development in Truro.
{{authority control Landforms of Colchester County Rivers of Nova Scotia
The Salmon River is a Canadian river in central Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
's Colchester County.
Rising in the Cobequid Hills in the central-northeastern part of the county, the river descends through a broad glacial valley at the head of Cobequid Bay
Cobequid Bay is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and the easternmost part of the Minas Basin, located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The bay was carved by rivers flowing into the eastern end of the Bay of Fundy.
The eastern end of the b ...
, the eastern extremity of the Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy (french: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its extremely high tidal range is the hi ...
. The river discharges into the bay at a point between Lower Truro and Lower Onslow, the historic head of navigation.
A tidal bore
Tidal is the adjectival form of tide.
Tidal may also refer to:
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* Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim
* TidalCycles, a live coding environment for music
* Tidal (servic ...
is observed daily on the lower part of the river to the head of the tide at Truro
Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ...
.
The river is known for ice jams during the spring freshet
The term ''freshet'' is most commonly used to describe a spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers located in upper North America. A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in significant in ...
. Poor planning has led to urban sprawl
Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city." Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growt ...
in Truro and the neighbouring areas of the county impacting the river's floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ...
. During the 1869 Saxby Gale, the entire floodplain and significant areas of Truro were inundated by ocean waters.
The community of Salmon River takes its name from the river.
See also
*List of rivers of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia's rivers all flow into the Atlantic Ocean through four unique watersheds: the Gulf of Maine, the Northumberland Strait, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Atlantic Ocean itself.
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine system includes ...
External links
Computer model output showing extent of inundation during Saxby Gale in the context of the present state of development in Truro.
{{authority control Landforms of Colchester County Rivers of Nova Scotia