Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)

Designations
Designations
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Wolastoq National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	July 19, 2011
Reference no.	18954

Saint John River
Fleuve Saint-Jean
Wolastoq
Saint John River; Fleuve Saint-Jean; Wolastoq;
	Saint John River in Fredericton, NB
	The course of the Saint John River
Etymology	Feast Day of John the Baptist; Bountiful and good / the beautiful river
Location
Countries	Canada; United States;
Provinces	New Brunswick; Quebec;
State	Maine
Cities	Edmundston; Fredericton; Saint John;
Physical characteristics
Source	Saint John Ponds
• location	Somerset County, Maine, United States
• elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
2nd source	Little Saint John Lake
• location	Saint-Zacharie, Quebec, Canada
3rd source	Lac Frontière
• location	Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Source confluence
• location	Aroostook County, Maine, United States
• coordinates	46°33′47″N 69°53′06″W / 46.5630°N 69.8850°W
Mouth	Bay of Fundy
• location	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• coordinates	45°16′N 66°4′W / 45.267°N 66.067°W
Length	673 km (418 mi)
Basin size	54,986 km2 (21,230 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	990 m3/s (35,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Tobique River, Jemseg River, Belleisle Bay, Kennebecasis River
• right	Allagash River, Aroostook River, Nerepis River

The Saint John River (French: Fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoq) is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing within the Dawnland region from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine-Quebec border through western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river,^[2] its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast^[3] at about 55,000 square kilometres (21,000 sq mi). This “River of the Good Wave” and its tributary drainage basin formed the territorial countries of the Wolastoqiyik and Passamaquoddy First Nations (named Wolastokuk and Peskotomuhkatik, respectively) prior to European colonization, and it remains a cultural centre of the Wabanaki Confederacy to this day.

The Webster–Ashburton Treaty following the Aroostook War established a border between New Brunswick and Maine following 130 km (80 miles) of the river, while a tributary forms 55 km (35 miles) of the border between Quebec and Maine. Maine communities along the river include Fort Kent, Madawaska, and Van Buren. New Brunswick settlements through which it passes include, moving downstream, Edmundston, Fredericton, Oromocto, and Saint John.

It is regulated by hydro-power dams at Mactaquac, Beechwood, and Grand Falls, New Brunswick.

^ "Saint John River". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ Esrock, Robin. "St. John River Valley". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ "St. John Watershed". Maine Rivers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[tce-1] "Saint John River". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[natgeo-2] Esrock, Robin. "St. John River Valley". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[3] "St. John Watershed". Maine Rivers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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