Petitcodiac River
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The Petitcodiac River is a tidal river in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, known for its dramatic tidal bore and its role in shaping the city of Moncton and surrounding communities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petitcodiac River canonical | 5 |
| Kennebecasis River | 1 |
| Petitcodiac | 1 |
| Petitcodiac River Valley | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Petitcodiac River Causeway construction in 1968
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ tidal restriction ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Gunningsville Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moncton–Riverview Causeway (former configuration) NERFINISHED ⓘ Petitcodiac River Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | estuarine ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Shepody Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Dieppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moncton NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverview NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityOnBank |
Dieppe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moncton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrainageBasin | Petitcodiac River watershed ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 79 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Anagance River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coverdale River NERFINISHED ⓘ Little River NERFINISHED ⓘ Memramcook River NERFINISHED ⓘ North River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pollett River NERFINISHED ⓘ Turtle Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | 0 metres ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Chocolate River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRestorationAction |
construction of replacement bridge
ⓘ
opening of causeway gates ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType | fine silt and clay ⓘ |
| hasSource | near Petitcodiac, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| hasTidalBoreHeight | up to 2 metres ⓘ |
| hasTownOnBank | Riverview NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bay of Fundy tides ⓘ |
| influences | local microclimate of Moncton area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chocolate-brown water colour
ⓘ
high tidal range ⓘ tidal bore ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern New Brunswick ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Mi’kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | bends like a bow ⓘ |
| near | Greater Moncton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bay of Fundy drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
development of Dieppe
ⓘ
development of Moncton ⓘ development of Riverview ⓘ |
| subjectOf | environmental restoration projects ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
birdwatching along its mudflats
ⓘ
recreational boating (tidal conditions permitting) ⓘ tidal bore surfing ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kennebecasis River
this entity surface form:
Petitcodiac
this entity surface form:
Petitcodiac River Valley