Title: Saint John River (Bay of Fundy) - Wikipedia
Headings: Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
Contents
Hydronym
Geography and ecology
Upper basin
Middle basin
Lower basin
Formation and hydrology
Flooding
Human history
Gallery
See also
References
External links

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Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
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River defining parts of the border of Maine and New Brunswick
Saint John River
Fleuve Saint-Jean
Saint John River in Fredericton, NB
The course of the Saint John River
Etymology
Feast Day of John the Baptist
Native name
Wolastoq
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 ﻿ / 46.5630; -69.8850

Mouth
Bay of Fundy
• location
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
• coordinates
45°16′N 66°4′W
﻿ / ﻿ 45.267°N 66.067°W ﻿ / 45.267; -66.067
Coordinates: 45°16′N 66°4′W
﻿ / ﻿ 45.267°N 66.067°W ﻿ / 45.267; -66.067
Length
673 km (418 mi)
Basin size
54,986 km 2 (21,230 sq mi)

Discharge

• average
990 m 3 /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
Designations
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name
Wolastoq National Historic Site of Canada
Designated
July 19, 2011
Reference no. 18954

The Saint John River ( French: Fleuve Saint-Jean) is a 673 kilometres (418 mi) long river that flows from Northern Maine into Canada, and runs south along the western side of New Brunswick, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean in the Bay of Fundy. Eastern Canada's longest river, its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast at about 55,000 square kilometres (21,000 sq mi). A part of the border between New Brunswick and Maine follows 130 km of the river. A tributary forms 55 km of the border between Quebec and Maine.