Beaver River is a small upland river system that originates in the Keppoch area (a broad highland that straddles Pictou and Antigonish counties), flows south‑eastward into Antigonish County as it collects headwater brooks (including Keppoch Brook), before ultimately drains toward the Northumberland Strait. The river flows across drumlinized uplands and mixed Acadian forest a landscape shaped by glacial deposits and modest bedrock relief typical of northern Nova Scotia.
Tthe Keppoch is a large upland mountainous geography located in both Pictou and Antigonish Counties. The area is well known for as a highland recreation area serving northeastern Nova Scotia with year‑round activities including hiking, biking, skiing fishing and hunting. The range is part of Nova Scotia’s mixed metamorphic and sedimentary uplands shaped by glacial action; soils and bedrock produce rolling ridges, wetlands and small headwater streams typical of the Northumberland Shore hinterland. It is a mixed Acadian forest containing both coniferous and deciduous stands with wetland pockets and managed woodlots in surrounding private and conserved lands.
Indian Lake Stillwaters is an area of slow moving shallow water located along Black Brook, just south of Indian Lake .
Black Brook Falls is a small cascading waterfall located along Black Brook, south of Sandy Gunns Lake.
Keppoch Gulch reflects the rugged interior topography of Pictou County, where brooks often cut sharply into the uplands, creating dramatic micro‑landscapes hidden within the forest. One of the defining landscape features associated with the Keppoch, it is a steep, narrow ravine carved by centuries of flowing water. It features large moss‑covered boulders, steep, shaded slopes, seasonal waterfalls and cascades in Keppoch Brook that flows through dense spruce, fir and hardwood forests.
Keppoch Brook is a small, rugged woodland stream flowing through the Indian Lake Woodland Area, before descending southward into the Beaver River (a tributary system that drains toward Antigomish and empties into the Northumberland Strait) . It sits within a landscape shaped by steep gullies, forested uplands, and the broader cultural geomorphology of the Keppoch (a name shared with nearby highlands)
Middle Brook is a small woodland stream in the Indian Lake Woodland Area, flowing south through dense Acadian forest before joining the Barneys River system. It plays a small but important role in the Barneys River watershed, contributing freshwater from upland wetlands and forest runoff, seasonal water regulation, especially during spring melt, and habitat connectivity for aquatic species moving between headwater streams and the main river.
Baxter Brook is a small natural freshwater flowing through the Indian Lake Woodland Area. It originates in the community of Marshy Hope, and then flows back into it again before eventually joining the water of Barneys River. This area is characterized by forested hills, wetlands, and fresh water, an inland landscape shaped by glacial activity and long standing forestry.