List of rivers in Nova Scotia

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The list of rivers in Nova Scotia is sorted by catchment area . It does not claim to be complete.

The rivers are listed by catchment area from the Northumberland Strait along the coast to the Bay of Fundy .

The status of the ( anadromous ) salmon population according to NASCO is listed in the column "Status of salmon population" .

Surname	Catchment area km²	River system	Water system or bay	Status of salmon population
Shinimicas River			Northumberland Road	unknown
River Philip	570		Northumberland Road	stable
Pugwash River			Northumberland Road	unknown
Wallace River	425		Northumberland Road	stable
River John	280		Northumberland Road	unknown
Big Caribou River			Northumberland Road	unknown
West River of Pictou			Northumberland Road	stable
Middle River of Pictou	150		Northumberland Road	stable
East River of Pictou	547		Northumberland Road	stable
Sutherlands River			Northumberland Road	stable
West River (Antigonish Harbor)			St. Georges Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	stable
South River (Antigonish Harbor)	210		St. Georges Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	stable
Pomquet River			St. Georges Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	unknown
Afton River			St. Georges Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	unknown
Tracadie River			St. Georges Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	unknown
Wrights River			St. Georges Bay ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	unknown
Southwest Mabou River			Mabou Harbor ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	stable
Mabou River			Mabou Harbor ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	stable
Northeast Mabou River			Mabou Harbor ( Gulf of Saint Lawrence )	stable
Broad Cove River			Gulf of Saint Lawrence	unknown
Margaree River	1,375		Gulf of Saint Lawrence	stable
Southwest Margaree River		Margaree River	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Northeast Margaree River		Margaree River	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Chéticamp River	280		Gulf of Saint Lawrence	stable
North Aspy River			Aspy Bay ( Cabot Strait )	stable
Middle Aspy River			Aspy Bay ( Cabot Strait )	unknown
Ingonish River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Indian Brook	125		St. Anns Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	threatened
Barachois River			St. Anns Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	threatened
North River (St. Anns Bay)			St. Anns Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	stable
Baddeck River			Bras d'Or Lake	threatened
Middle River	310		Bras d'Or Lake	threatened
Mira River	560		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Framboise River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Grand River	150		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
River Inhabitants	250		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Salmon River (Chedabucto Bay)			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
New Harbor River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Country Harbor River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
St. Marys River	1,350		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
East River St. Marys		St. Marys River	Atlantic Ocean	threatened
West River St. Marys		St. Marys River	Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Liscomb River	390		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Ecum Secum River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Moser River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Quoddy River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
East River Sheet Harbor	570		Atlantic Ocean	Conservation measures
West River Sheet Harbor			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Ship Harbor River			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Salmon River (Jeddore Harbor)			Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Musquodoboit River	680		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Sackville River	146		Bedford Basin (Atlantic Ocean)	threatened
Nine Mile River (Shad Bay)			Atlantic Ocean	lost
Indian River (Head Harbor)	176		St. Margarets Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	lost
Ingram River			St. Margarets Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	lost
Middle River (Mahone Bay)			Mahone Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	threatened
Gold River	373		Mahone Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	threatened
Martins River			Mahone Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	lost
Mushamush River			Mahone Bay (Atlantic Ocean)	threatened
LaHave River	1,380		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Petite Rivière (Nova Scotia)	244		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Medway River	1,400		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Pleasant River		Medway River	Atlantic Ocean
Mersey River	1,960		Atlantic Ocean	lost
Jordan River			Atlantic Ocean	lost
Roseway River	515		Atlantic Ocean	lost
Clyde River			Atlantic Ocean	lost
Barrington River			Atlantic Ocean	lost
Tusket River	1,450		Atlantic Ocean	threatened
Chebogue River			Atlantic Ocean	unknown
Meteghan River	200		St. Marys Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Sissiboo River	650		St. Marys Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Bear River (Annapolis Basin)	330		Annapolis Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Annapolis River	2,279		Annapolis Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	threatened
Allains River		Annapolis River	Annapolis Basin ( Bay of Fundy )
Nictaux River		Annapolis River	Annapolis Basin ( Bay of Fundy )
Cornwallis River	220		Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Gaspereau River	515		Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	threatened
Avon River	1.306		Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
St. Croix River		Avon River	Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Kennetcook River		Avon River	Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Shubenacadie River	1,304		Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	threatened
Stewiacke River		Shubenacadie River	Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	threatened
Salmon River (Cobequid Bay)	770		Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Black River (Salmon River)		Salmon River (Cobequid Bay)	Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )
North River (Salmon River)		Salmon River (Cobequid Bay)	Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Chiganois River			Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Debert River			Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Great Village River	105		Cobequid Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Economy River	150		Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Farrells River			Minas Basin ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Shulie River			Chignecto Bay ( Bay of Fundy )
River Hebert			Chignecto Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Maccan River	539		Chignecto Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost
Nappan River			Chignecto Bay ( Bay of Fundy )	lost

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.