Little River
Little River is a channel within the East River of Pictou located around the Plymouth and Stellarton area of the river.
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Hydrographic Features: Channel
A channel is a narrow waterway that connects larger bodies of water or marks the deepest navigable part of a river, strait, or bay. a Channel can be the deepest part of a river or strait, where water flows most freely, can be a narrow passage between landmasses, connecting larger water bodies., or a tidal or coastal passage through reefs, shoals, or sandbars.
Channels help provide safe navigation routes for boats, as well as influencing tidal areas, sediment transport, and coastal ecology. They are essential to coastal hydrography, and help connect larger waters, shape terrain, and sustain navigation and community life.
In Pictou County, channels such as the French Channel, Inside Channel, and Main Channel are vital hydrographic features that shape local navigation, settlement, and coastal terrain.
Note: Not all Hydrographic Features have official place names. Even there are many channels located throughout Pictou County, not all have names included in the Canadian Geographic Names Database., if you know of some with local names that we have missed, then we encourage you to share that information with us so we can add the info to the atlas.
Hydrographic Feature Sub Categories: Banks / Bays / Brooks (Creeks) / Channels / Coves / Entrance (Passages) / Guts / Harbours / Lakes / Ponds / Pools (Stillwaters) / Rivers / Sluice / Water Falls / Other
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Some official place names in the Pictou County Atlas related to Channels include:
Little Caribou Entrance
Little Caribou Entrance is a natural coastal water feature located on the south side of Caribou–Munroes Island along the shores of the Northumberland Strait
Big Caribou Entrance
Big Caribou Entrance is a natural coastal water feature on the Northumberland Strait, forming part of the intricate channels, reefs, and island passages around Caribou Island, and the Caribou–Munroes Island areas. The Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island ferry route travels through the Big Caribou Entrance while exiting Caribou Harbour enroute to PEI.
Middle Grounds
Middle Grounds is an underwater region located just outside Caribou Channel between Caribou Island and Pictou Island.
Inside Channel
Inside Channel refers to the tidal waterway between Munroes Island and the mainland.
Eastern Passage
Eastern Passage in Amet Sound is a narrow tidal channel that separates the mainland near Cape John from the low-lying islands and shoals that fringe the entrance of the sound. Situated on the north shore of Nova Scotia, this passage forms part of the intricate coastal geography of Pictou County, where Amet Sound opens into the Northumberland Strait. The channel has long been recognized on nautical charts as a useful but sometimes challenging route, as shifting sands and reefs define its margins.
Main Channel
Like Inside Channel, Main Channel is a waterway that flows between Munroes Island and the mainland, however the Main Channel is south of the Inside Channel.
French Channel
French Channel refers to a small tidal water way that flows in between Robinson Point and Pig Islands south of Big Island in Merigomish Harbour.