St. Croix River (Nova Scotia)

St. Croix River (Nova Scotia)

The St. Croix River is a river in Nova Scotia entirely contained in Hants and Halifax Counties. Its headwaters are Panuke Lake. The river has been exploited for water power. There were water mills in the nineteenth century and in the 1930s three hydroelectric dams were built; they still operate.

The lower reaches of the St. Croix are tidal. There is a wide flood plain where the river has cut through limestone bedrock now exposed as white cliffs. The calcareous soil harbours the rare Rams Head Lady Slipper.

The Nova Scotia Government estimates that the number of people living within the St. Croix watershed numbered 19,233 in 2011.

Read more about St. Croix River (Nova Scotia):  History

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