Sackville River
Encyclopedia
The Sackville River is a river in Hants County
and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
, Canada
. It empties into Bedford Basin
. The Little Sackville River
is a tributary.
Hants County, Nova Scotia
Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...
and Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It empties into Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast.-Geography:Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within the Halifax Regional Municipality and is oriented northwest-southeast, measuring approximately 8 kilometres long and 5...
. The Little Sackville River
Little Sackville River
Little Sackville River is a river in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.In 2002, many fish in the Little Sackville River were killed by an aluminum compound....
is a tributary.
Communities
- Mount UniackeMount Uniacke, Nova ScotiaMount Uniacke is an unincorporated community in Hants County, Nova Scotia Canada. It lies about 40 km to the north of Halifax. , there were about 3,500 residents in the community ....
- SackvilleSackville, Nova ScotiaSackville can refer to several different communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located along the Sackville River. No community has simply "Sackville" as an official name.* Lower Sackville* Middle Sackville* Upper Sackville...
- BedfordBedford, Nova ScotiaBedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...
- Hammonds Plains
- BeaverbankBeaverbank, Nova ScotiaBeaver Bank is a community northeast of Lower Sackville on the Beaver Bank Road within the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is about 35 kilometres from the City of Halifax...