Halfway River (Avon River tributary)

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45°03′47″N64°10′23″W / 45.063°N 64.173°W / 45.063; -64.173 Coordinates: 45°03′47″N64°10′23″W / 45.063°N 64.173°W / 45.063; -64.173

The Halfway River is a tributary of the Avon River in Nova Scotia, Canada. [1]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

The Avon River is a small river in central Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nova Scotia Province of Canada

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).

There are two impoundments located within the Halfway River system, used by Minas Basin Pulp and Power Limited for water storage. [2]

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References

  1. "Secondary and Shore Direct watersheds of Nova Scotia" (PDF). Province of Nova Scotia. 2011.
  2. M. Brylinsky and J. Broome (October 2012). "Environmental Studies of the Halfway River System Impoundments" (PDF). Acadia Center for Estuarine Research Acadia University, Wolfville Nova Scotia.