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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Petitcodiac River canonical 5
Kennebecasis River 1
Petitcodiac 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moncton locatedOnRiver Petitcodiac River
Saint John River majorTributary Petitcodiac River
this entity surface form: Kennebecasis River
Southeastern New Brunswick hasTown Petitcodiac River
this entity surface form: Petitcodiac
Southeastern New Brunswick hasRiver Petitcodiac River
Dieppe locatedOn Petitcodiac River
subject surface form: Dieppe, New Brunswick
Riverview locatedOn Petitcodiac River
Riverview hasRiver Petitcodiac River
Riverview locatedInRiverValley Petitcodiac River
this entity surface form: Petitcodiac River Valley