The Chéticamp River is a

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, located at the western entrance to

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which includes Acadian Trail. According to estimates by the Province of Nova Scotia, there are 2,650 people resident within the Chéticamp watershed in 2011. The river flows from Chéticamp Lake in the

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into the

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at the village of

Chéticamp, Nova Scotia Chéticamp (; ) is an unincorporated town on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a local service centre. A majority of the population are Acadians. Together with its smaller neighbour, Saint-Josep ...

. Some of the outflow of the lake has been diverted for the

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project.

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visit this river to

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Rivers of Nova Scotia Landforms of Inverness County, Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-river-stub

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