Pokiok Falls
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Pokiok Falls is a former waterfall
in Pokiok, New Brunswick
where the Pokiok Stream emptied over a ledge into the Saint John River. The high water level of the Mactaquac Dam
reservoir submerged the waterfall and the Pokiok Gorge in 1967.
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
in Pokiok, New Brunswick
Pokiok, New Brunswick
Pokiok is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick.Situated on the west bank of the Saint John River, west of Fredericton, and west of Nackawic, the community is home to the Pokiok Falls, which were created by the Pokiok Stream emptying over a ledge into the Saint John River...
where the Pokiok Stream emptied over a ledge into the Saint John River. The high water level of the Mactaquac Dam
Mactaquac Dam
The Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 653 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New...
reservoir submerged the waterfall and the Pokiok Gorge in 1967.