Cornwallis River
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The Cornwallis River is a river in Nova Scotia, Canada.
It has a meander length of approximately 40 km from its source in Caribou Bog near Berwick to its mouth near Wolfville on the Minas Basin. The lower portion of the river is tidal and there are extensive tidal marshes in the lower reaches. While the river is no longer used for navigation, Port Williams was once an important destination for coastal shipping.
The river flows through central Kings County. It is rare in that the valley it lies within is named for a different river. The Annapolis Valley is named for the Annapolis River which flows westwards from the same headwaters.
The Annapolis Valley is an important agricultural district in Nova Scotia.
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[edit] External links
- Natural History of Nova Scotia
- Christian Perry-Giraud, Thirty Year Assessment of the Cornwallis Estuary Evolution, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, 2005.
