The Maccan River is a small

tidal river A tidal river is a river whose flow and level are influenced by tides. A section of a larger river affected by the tides is a tidal reach, but it may sometimes be considered a tidal river if it has been given a separate name. Generally, tidal ri ...

contained completely within

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. The river terminates at the confluence of

River Hebert The River Hebert is a small tidal river that empties into the Cumberland Basin, and is contained completely within Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. According to estimates by the Province of Nova Scotia, there were 9,092 people resident within th ...

at Amherst Point, and empties into the Cumberland Basin. The river's

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may be viewed from the Tidal Wetlands Park in

Maccan Maccan is a small community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Cumberland County 10 minutes away from Amherst, Nova Scotia on Nova Scotia Route 302, Route 302. The word Maccan is derived ...

. According to estimates by the Province of Nova Scotia, there are 9,092 people resident within the Maccan/Kelly/Hebert watershed in 2011. Tributaries include the

Nappan River Nappan is a community in the Canadian province of 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 ...

, Patton Creek, St. Georges Brook, and Kennedy Creek. The river passes through the communities of

and

Athol, Nova Scotia Athol is a very small community along Route 302 in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located between Amherst and Parrsboro. The community is named after John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl. It has no major businesses apart from a moder ...

. The word Maccan is derived from the

Miꞌkmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...

word 'Maakan' meaning a good place for fishing.https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/bitstream/handle/1974/9982/listofmicmacnam00fram.pdf?sequence=1 The main line of the Canadian National Railway follows the Maccan River for part of its length.

References

Tidal barrier fact sheet

Blog article about the Maccan River bore

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

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