The Tobique River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in northwestern New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

Canada

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. The river rises from Nictau Lake in Mount Carleton Provincial Park

Mount Carleton Provincial Park

Mount Carleton Provincial Park, established in 1970, is the largest provincial park in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. Encompassing 174 km² in the remote highlands of north-central New Brunswick, the park's dominant natural features include the highest peak in the Maritimes, Mount...

 and flows for 148 kilometres to its confluence with the Saint John River near Perth-Andover

Perth-Andover, New Brunswick

Perth-Andover is a Canadian village in Victoria County, New Brunswick.The village is divided by the Saint John River with Perth on the east bank and Andover on the west bank; each was a separate community until municipal amalgamation in 1966...

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The river flows in a general southwesterly direction. At Nictau, it is joined by the river's Right Hand Branch, which drains Square Lake

Square Lake

Square Lake is a tarn located in a cirque north of Mount Linn in the northern California Coast Ranges, in Tehama County, California.Square Lake lies at an elevation of about . Like its name states, the lake has straight shorelines that make the shape of the lake resemble a square....

 and Trousers Lake through the River Don and River Dee respectively. Past Nictau, the river flows past Blue Mountain, Oxbow

Oxbow, New Brunswick

Oxbow is a Canadian community in Victoria County, New Brunswick. It is located 15 km north of Plaster Rock along the west bank of the Tobique River along Route 385....

 to the village of Plaster Rock

Plaster Rock, New Brunswick

Plaster Rock is a Canadian village in Victoria County, New Brunswick.Located on the Tobique River, the village was founded in 1881 by Hezekiah Day and named for the gypsum found in the area, which is heated to produce plaster.The cliffs across the river from the Tobique Valley High School expose...

, where it is joined by the Wapskeheagan River. The Tobique flows west from there, past the Tobique First Nation

Tobique First Nation

Tobique First Nation is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nations in New Brunswick, Canada.The Tobique Reserve is located on the north side of the Tobique River. The reserve comprises two lots . The Tobique Reserve, established in 1801 with nearly 20,000 acres, was granted after a petition to...

, to the Saint John River. Just before the Tobique Dam, facing the dam, there is a beach to the left side and a heavy rock cut to the right. This makes for very beautiful pictures during the fall foliage.

The Tobique Narrows Dam

Tobique Narrows Dam

The Tobique Narrows Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Tobique River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and operated by NB Power corporation...

 was built between 1951-1953 by NB Power

NB Power

NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...

approximately one kilometre from the river's mouth.