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SOURCE: Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations (SOR/93-55)
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SCHEDULE II

1. (Subsection 2(1))
Nova Scotia inland water boundaries

Item	River, Stream or Brook	Boundary or Reference Point
	Annapolis County
1.	Annapolis River	The highway bridge on Queen Street in Bridgetown.
2.	Moose River	The Highway 1 bridge.
	Antigonish County
3.	Monastery Brook	The Highway 104 bridge.
4.	Pomquet River	The CN Railway bridge.
5.	Rights River	The CN Railway bridge east of Antigonish.
6.	South River	The Highway 104 bridge.
7.	Tracadie River	The Highway 104 bridge.
8.	West River	The CN Railway bridge east of Antigonish.
	Cape Breton County
9.	Catalone River	The highway bridge at Catalone.
10.	Fifes Brook (Aconi Brook)	The highway bridge at Mill Pond.
11.	Gerratt Brook (Gerards Brook)	The highway bridge at Victoria Bridge.
12.	Mira River	The Highway 1 bridge.
13.	Six Mile Brook (Lorraine Brook)	The first bridge upstream from Big Lorraine Harbour.
14.	Sydney River	The Sysco Dam at Sydney River.
	Colchester County
15.	Bass River	The highway bridge at Bass River.
16.	Chiganois River	The Highway 2 bridge.
17.	Debert River	The confluence of the Folly and Debert Rivers.
18.	Economy River	The highway bridge at Economy.
19.	Folly River	The confluence of the Debert and Folly Rivers.
20.	French River	The Highway 6 bridge.
21.	Great Village River	The aboiteau at the dyke.
22.	North River	The confluence of the Salmon and North Rivers.
23.	Portapique River	The highway bridge at Portapique.
24.	Salmon River	The confluence of the North and Salmon Rivers.
25.	Stewiacke River	The highway bridge at Stewiacke.
26.	Waughs River	The Highway 6 bridge.
	Cumberland County
27.	East Apple River	The highway bridge at East Apple River.
28.	Fox River	The highway bridge at Fox River.
29.	Harrington River	The Highway 2 bridge.
30.	Maccan River	The mouth of Reid Brook near South Athol.
31.	Moose River	Moose River The Highway 2 bridge.
32.	Pugwash River	The highway bridge at Conns Mills.
33.	Ramshead River	The highway bridge at Diligent River.
34.	River Hébert	The highway bridge at the mouth of Haycock Brook.
35.	River Phillip	A line drawn from grid reference 36626778 to grid reference 36726761 at the foot of Hannons Falls. Refer to map Pugwash 11 E/13.
36.	Sand River	The highway bridge at Sand River.
37.	Shinimicas River	The highway bridge at Lower Shinimicas.
38.	Tidnish River	The confluence of the West Branch Tidnish River and the Tidnish River.
39.	Wallace River	The CN Railway bridge.
	Digby County
40.	Bear River	The bridges at the confluence of the West Branch Bear River and Bear River.
41.	Mavillette River	The Highway 1 bridge.
42.	Meteghan River	The foot of Indian Falls.
43.	Grosses Coques River	The Highway 1 bridge.
44.	Salmon River	The Leo Deveau Bridge.
45.	Sissiboo River	The power dam at Sissiboo Falls.
	Guysborough County
46.	Basin Brook	The highway bridge at Gammon Cove.
47.	Cole Harbour River	The highway bridge at Cole Harbour.
48.	Country Harbour River	50 m downstream from the highway bridge at Country Harbour Mines.
49.	Ecum Secum River	75 m downstream from the highway bridge nearest to Fleet Settlement.
50.	Gaspereau Brook (Gaspereaux Brook)	The rapids 140 m downstream from the Highway 7 bridge.
51.	Indian River	The Highway 211 bridge.
52.	Isaacs Harbour River	The Highway 316 bridge.
53.	Larrys River	The highway bridge at Larrys River.
54.	Liscomb River	70 m upstream from the highway bridge at Liscomb Mills.
55.	Mlford Haven River	The three highway bridges at Guysborough Intervale.
56.	New Harbour River	Salmon Rock, located on the south side of the river at grid reference 14050961. Refer to maps Country Harbour 21 F/14 and 11 C/13.
57.	Salmon River	The highway bridge at West Cooks Cove.
58.	St. Mary’s River	The highway bridge at Sherbrooke.
	Halifax County
58.	Chezzetcook River	The highway bridge at grid reference 81405470. Refer to map West Chezzetcook 11 D/11.
60.	East River Sheet Harbour	The Department of Fisheries and Oceans barrier dam.
61.	Ingram River	The Highway 3 bridge at Ingramport.
62.	Moser River	The highway bridge at Moser River.
63.	Musquodoboit River	300 m downstream from the Highway 7 bridge.
64.	Quoddy River	90 m upstream from the third highway bridge upstream from Quoddy Harbour.
65.	Salmon River (Port Dufferin)	The first falls upstream from the highway bridge.
66.	Ship Harbour River	365 m downstream from the highway bridge at Ship Harbour.
67.	Shubenacadie River	The CN Railway bridge at East Milford.
68.	Tangier River	The Highway 7 bridge.
69.	West River Sheet Harbour	The concrete piers located downstream from the Highway 7 bridge.
	Hants County
70.	Avon River	The Highway 101 causeway at Windsor.
71.	Herbert River	The confluence of the Herbert and Meander Rivers.
72.	Kennetcook River	The highway bridge at Stanley.
73.	Meander River	The confluence of the Herbert and Meander Rivers.
74.	St. Croix River	The Highway 101 bridge.
	Inverness County
75.	Cheticamp River	The Cabot Trail highway bridge.
76.	Fiset Brook	The Cabot Trail highway bridge.
77.	Mabou River	The CN Railway bridge.
78.	Margaree River	The highway bridges at East Margaree.
79.	Southwest Mabou River	600 m downstream from the CN Railway bridge.
	Kings County
80.	Cornwallis River	The highway bridge on Cornwallis Street in Kentville.
81.	Dodge Brook (Mill Brook)	The railway bridge in Kentville.
82.	Gaspereau River	The highway bridge at Melanson.
	Lunenburg County
83.	East River	The Highway 3 bridge.
84.	Gold River	The Highway 3 bridge.
85.	LaHave River	The mouth of Silver Hill Brook, located approximately 825 m downstream from the CN railway bridge.
86.	Martins River	140 m upstream from the CN Railway bridge.
87.	Mushamush River	The Highway 3 bridge.
88.	Middle River	60 m upstream from the Highway 3 bridge.
89.	Petite Rivière	185 m upstream from the Highway 331 bridge.
	Pictou County
90.	Barneys River	500 m downstream from the Highway 245 bridge.
91.	East River of Pictou	The highway bridge on George Street in New Glasgow.
92.	French River	500 m downstream from the Highway 245 bridge.
93.	Middle River of Pictou	The sluice fish ladder at the dam near Granton.
94.	River John	The CN Railway bridge.
95.	Sutherlands River	The CN Railway bridge.
96.	West River of Pictou	The Highway 6 bridge.
	Queens County
97.	Broad River	The Highway 103 bridge.
98.	Five Rivers	The bridge at White Point Estates.
99.	Medway River	The Highway 103 bridge.
100.	Mersey River	The highway bridge on Bridge Street in Milton.
	Richmond County
101.	Framboise River	The Highway 327 bridge at Framboise.
102.	Grand River	The highway bridge at Grand River.
103.	Marie Joseph Brook	The head of Lower Marie Joseph Lake.
104.	River Inhabitants	The Highway 4 bridge.
105.	River Tillard	The Highway 4 bridge.
	Shelburne County
106.	Barrington River	The CN Railway bridge.
107.	Clyde River	The Highway 103 bridge.
108.	East River	The Highway 3 bridge.
109.	Jordan River	The CN Railway bridge.
110.	Jordan River	The Highway 3 bridge.
111.	Sable River	The footbridge upstream from the CN Railway bridge.
	Victoria County
112.	Baddeck River	The Harris Pool.
113.	Barrachois River	The Tidal Pool.
114.	Ingonish River	The Cabot Trail Highway bridge.
115.	Middle River	The Highway 105 bridge.
116.	Middle Aspy River	The old Department of Highways causeway.
117.	North River	The Tidal Pool.
118.	North Aspy River	Where the North Aspy River empties into North Pond Harbour.
119.	Washabuck River	The highway bridge near Washabuck Bridge.
	Yarmouth County
120.	Annis River	The Highway 3 bridge.
121.	Tusket River	The Highway 3 bridge.

Last Update: April 5, 2011