The Shelburne River is a 53 km long river in
Nova Scotia,
Canada. It is a wilderness river and is a tributary of
Mersey River. It starts in the
Tobeatic Wilderness Area
The Tobeatic Wilderness Area is the largest protected area in the Canadian Maritimes, located in southwestern Nova Scotia. It contains nearly 120,000 hectares of land and spans parts of five counties, Annapolis, Digby, Queens, Shelburne and ...
.
The Shelburne River was designated a
Canadian Heritage River The Canadian Heritage Rivers System (CHRS; french: Le réseau de rivières du patrimoine canadien) is a joint program administered by the federal, provincial and territorial governments to conserve and protect the best examples of Canada's river her ...
in 1997.
See also
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List of rivers of Nova Scotia
References
Canadian Heritage Rivers SystemGovernment of Nova Scotia
Rivers of Nova Scotia
Canadian Heritage Rivers
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