The Shelburne River is a 53 km long river in
Nova Scotia
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,
Canada
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. It is a wilderness river and is a tributary of
Mersey River. It starts in the
Tobeatic Wilderness Area.
The Shelburne River was designated a
Canadian Heritage River
The Canadian Heritage Rivers System (CHRS; ) is a joint program administered by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to conserve and protect the best examples of Canada's river heritage, to give them national recognition, and to e ...
in 1997.
See also
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List of rivers of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia's rivers all flow into the Atlantic Ocean through four unique watersheds: the Gulf of Maine, the Northumberland Strait, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Atlantic Ocean itself.
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine system includes ...
References
Canadian Heritage Rivers SystemGovernment of Nova Scotia
Rivers of Nova Scotia
Canadian Heritage Rivers
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