Petitcodiac River

Petitcodiac River tidal bore on

Catchment area of ​​the Petitcodiac

The Petitcodiac (English Petitcodiac River; French Rivière Petitcodiac; informally Chocolate River ) is a Canadian river in southeastern New Brunswick.

The river runs through Westmorland County, Albert County and Kings County. The river empties into the Bay of Fundy in the Atlantic Ocean. Its catchment area is about 2000 square kilometers.

Tidal wave

The river had - until his separation from the open sea by a barrage built in 1968 - one of the largest tidal waves in the world. The wave reached a height of one to two meters and a speed of 5 to 13 km / h Today, the tidal range of the Petitcodiac is only a few decimetres. In the Bay of Fundy, in which flows into the river, the tidal range is up to 15 meters.