The Sackville River is a river in
Hants County
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History Formation
The county of Hants ...
and
Halifax Regional Municipality
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,
Nova Scotia
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,
Canada
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. It empties into
Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.
Geography
Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within th ...
. The
Little Sackville River is a tributary.
2023 flood
On July 21, 2023, a record 250+ millimetres of rain fell on the communities of
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
and
Lower Sackville in a period of seven hours, which is the three-month average in precipitation for
Halifax, leading to the Sackville River to overflow like never before. Water levels eventually became so high that eventually vehicles were stalling and completely submerging on the nearby
Highway 102 at the intersection for
Highway 101
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, one of the busiest intersections in Nova Scotia, leading to the closure of both highways at Lower Sackville.
The flood led to the evacuation of
Bedford Place Mall and over 300 people in residences of the Union Street neighbourhood in Bedford. Despite initial reports of there being 4.5 feet of water inside of the mall, Bedford Place denied this rumour and confirmed max water levels on the interior of the mall reached six inches, but the mall was still closed as of 8 pm July 22 as the river was still consuming the parking lot. Halifax Search & Rescue was required to rescue mall employees on the night of the storm who were stuck in the floodwaters. Fish Hatchery Park, located at the mouth of the river in the
Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.
Geography
Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within th ...
, was closed due to erosion destabilizing the entire ground of the park.
Tributaries
*
Little Sackville River
*Tomahawk Run
*Peverill's Brook
Lakes
*
McCabe Lake
This is a list of lakes in Nova Scotia.
Cape Breton Island
All Four Counties
* Bras d'Or Lake
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
* Anse aux Cannes Pond
* The Barachois
* Bear Cove Pond
* Bear Gulch Ponds
* Beaverdam Pond
* Belle Lake
...
*
Webber Lake
Communities
*
Mount Uniacke
*
Lower Sackville
*
Middle Sackville
*
Upper Sackville
*
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
*
Hammonds Plains
*
Beaverbank
See also
*
List of rivers of Nova Scotia
References
External links
Sackville Rivers Association
Rivers of Nova Scotia
Landforms of Hants County, Nova Scotia
Landforms of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Landforms of Halifax County, Nova Scotia
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