| Medway River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Atlantic Ocean |
| • coordinates | 44°15′34.4″N 64°50′22.5″W / 44.259556°N 64.839583°W / 44.259556; -64.839583 |
| • elevation | sea level |
| Length | 121 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,012 km (777 sq mi) |
Medway River is a river in Queens County, on the southwestern shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. At 121 kilometres long, it is one of the major rivers of Nova Scotia and once supported a large run of Atlantic salmon. Historically, it was an important corridor to the interior waters of Nova Scotia such as Ponhook and Molega Lakes and as a log-driving river for the lumber industry.
Together with Herring Cove and related smaller inlets, the drainage basin of the Medway is measured at 2,012 km including 166 km of water.
See also
References
- Columbia Gazetteer, Archived September 26, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
- Natural History of Nova Scotia Archived September 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Volume 1, p. 152
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