The Big Sevogle River is a Canadian river in central
New Brunswick
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. It consists of two branches, the
North Sevogle and
South Sevogle Rivers. Below the confluence of these rivers at the Square Forks, the river is properly referred to as the Big Sevogle River. This name serves to distinguish it from the "Little Sevogle River", a much smaller tributary to the
Northwest Miramichi River
The Northwest Miramichi River or Elmunokun is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The Mi'kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun, possibly meaning "a beaver hole" in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the Big Sevogle Ri ...
.
The
Mi'kmaq
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may have referred to the river as ''Sewokulook'', "river of many cliffs", or as ''Elmunakuncheech'', meaning "little beaver hole".
[Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa]
The river rises in the
Big Bald Mountain area of the Miramichi Highlands, a region in north-central
Northumberland County. The river flows southeast through heavy forests before joining the
Northwest Miramichi River
The Northwest Miramichi River or Elmunokun is a river in New Brunswick, Canada. The Mi'kmaq referred to the river as Elmunokun, possibly meaning "a beaver hole" in reference to a deep pool in the river, just below the mouth of the Big Sevogle Ri ...
at
Big Hole Tract at Indian Reserve 8, several kilometres northeast of
Red Bank.
The Big Sevogle River is noted for its
Atlantic Salmon
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fishing, and one of the major salmon pools near the mouth of the river was leased and controlled for many years by the
Colgate family of the United States.
The annual
Atlantic Salmon Run occurs from mid-June through late September. Angling for Atlantic Salmon in the river is restricted to fly fishing only and all large salmon must be released.
Tributaries
* Mullin Stream
* Clearwater Stream
* Sheephouse Brook
See also
*
List of rivers of New Brunswick
This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls.
New Brunswick receives precipitation year-round, which feeds numerous streams and rivers. There are two main discharge basins: the Gulf of Saint La ...
References
Rivers of New Brunswick
Landforms of Northumberland County, New Brunswick
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