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Magaguadavic River

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into the river and is formally named "The Canal". Occasionally if water levels in the river are high enough, the Magaguadavic will drain into Lake Utopia through The Canal first, before eventually reversing course to drain back through The Canal and discharging into Passamaquoddy Bay.
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The Young Emigrants: Craigs of the Magaguadavie: a story of the 84th Regiment, Royal Highland Emigrants, Craig family history and the settlement of the Magaguadavic River area of New Brunswick
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With a meander length of 129 km (80 mi), the Magaguadavic River is the sixth longest river in the province. It rises as an outlet of
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A dismantled unnamed railway bridge that once carried the Grand Southern Railway and was later operated by the
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There are several bridges and one dam crossing the Magaguadavic River, from north to south:
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before being abandoned in 1988. Only foundations of the former bridge remain today.
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Two unnamed highway bridges carrying the westbound and eastbound lanes of the
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The river passes through the following communities from north to south:
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An unnamed highway bridge carrying Tweedside Rd across the river at
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draining a watershed measuring 1,812 km (700 sq mi).
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An unnamed highway bridge carrying Red Rock Rd across the river at
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term that is believed to translate into "River of Eels".
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It was built in 1905 and is a 93:river located in the province of 933:Little Southwest Miramichi River 361:St. George Hydroelectric Station 30: 419:List of rivers of New Brunswick 349:expressway across the river at 269:before being purchased by NBSR. 689:North Branch Meduxnekeag River 447: 261:and was later operated by the 255:New Brunswick Southern Railway 158: 150:One of the tributaries drains 111: 1: 833:Little Main Restigouche River 441: 100:The name "Magaguadavic" is a 843:North Branch Gounamitz River 455:"Floodwaters Have Gone Down" 244: 7: 883:West Branch Gounamitz River 873:Southeast Upsalquitch River 868:South Branch Kedgwick River 848:Northwest Upsalquitch River 412: 365:Saint George Pulp and Power 10: 1112: 241:* denotes estuary portion 1043: 1024: 986: 973:Southwest Miramichi River 953:Northwest Miramichi River 891: 802: 791: 766: 727: 612: 589: 571: 553: 544: 431:St. George, New Brunswick 367:which is a subsidiary of 408:, self-published?, 1985. 340:Canadian Pacific Railway 267:Canadian Pacific Railway 139:The river has 103 named 1096:Rivers of New Brunswick 534:Rivers of New Brunswick 489:45.12296°N 66.875367°W 86: 21: 1006:Kouchibouguacis River 988:Northumberland Strait 664:Little Iroquois River 263:New Brunswick Railway 132:, a sub-basin of the 128:before emptying into 19: 1027:Saint Lawrence River 818:Belle Kedgwick River 494:45.12296; -66.875367 436:St. George Power Dam 323:across the river at 276:across the river at 87:Rivière Magaguadavic 1001:Kouchibouguac River 704:Saint Francis River 485: /  369:J.D. Irving Limited 126:St. Croix Highlands 654:Kennebecasis River 599:Magaguadavic River 581:Upper Salmon River 26:Magaguadavic River 22: 1083: 1082: 1079: 1078: 948:North Pole Stream 913:Bartholomew River 878:Upsalquitch River 863:Restigouche River 809:Restigouche River 787: 786: 753:Petitcodiac River 734:Petitcodiac River 674:Meduxnekeag River 629:Becaguimec Stream 591:Passamaquoddy Bay 130:Passamaquoddy Bay 118:Magaguadavic Lake 1103: 1066:Pokemouche River 1061:Nepisiguit River 1016:Richibucto River 800: 799: 774:Big Salmon River 748:Memramcook River 709:Saint John River 616:Saint John River 563:Missaguash River 555:Cumberland Basin 551: 550: 527: 520: 513: 504: 503: 500: 499: 497: 496: 495: 490: 486: 483: 482: 481: 478: 466: 465: 463: 461: 451: 278:Thomaston Corner 189:Charlotte County 173:Thomaston Corner 89:) is a historic 77: 71: 70: 67: 66: 63: 60: 57: 54: 51: 48: 45: 42: 39: 36: 1111: 1110: 1106: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1101: 1100: 1086: 1085: 1084: 1075: 1071:Rivière du Nord 1039: 1020: 996:Buctouche River 982: 938:Miramichi River 928:Dungarvon River 899:Miramichi River 896: 887: 858:Popelogan River 853:Patapédia River 823:Gounamitz River 807: 794: 783: 762: 732: 723: 669:Madawaska River 624:Aroostook River 614: 608: 604:St. Croix River 585: 567: 540: 538:drainage system 531: 493: 491: 487: 484: 479: 476: 474: 472: 471: 469: 459: 457: 453: 452: 448: 444: 427: 415: 401: 399:Further reading 247: 161: 114: 75: 33: 29: 12: 11: 5: 1109: 1099: 1098: 1081: 1080: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1056:Caraquet River 1053: 1047: 1045: 1041: 1040: 1038: 1037: 1035:Rimouski River 1031: 1029: 1022: 1021: 1019: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 992: 990: 984: 983: 981: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 918:Bartibog River 915: 910: 904: 902: 889: 888: 886: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 828:Kedgwick River 825: 820: 814: 812: 806:(watershed of 797: 795:Saint Lawrence 789: 788: 785: 784: 782: 781: 776: 770: 768: 764: 763: 761: 760: 755: 750: 745: 743:Jonathan Creek 739: 737: 731:(watershed of 725: 724: 722: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 699:River De Chute 696: 694:Oromocto River 691: 686: 681: 679:Nashwaak River 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 644:Iroquois River 641: 636: 631: 626: 620: 618: 610: 609: 607: 606: 601: 595: 593: 587: 586: 584: 583: 577: 575: 569: 568: 566: 565: 559: 557: 548: 542: 541: 530: 529: 522: 515: 507: 468: 467: 445: 443: 440: 439: 438: 433: 426: 425:External links 423: 422: 421: 414: 411: 410: 409: 400: 397: 396: 395: 384:covered bridge 376: 375: 372: 357: 354: 343: 336: 317: 310: 303: 292:covered bridge 288: 281: 270: 246: 243: 239: 238: 232: 226: 221: 216: 211: 209:Lee Settlement 206: 197: 191: 190: 186: 185: 180: 178:Upper Brockway 175: 169: 168: 160: 157: 113: 110: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1108: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1091: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1042: 1036: 1033: 1032: 1030: 1028: 1025:Watershed of 1023: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 993: 991: 989: 985: 979: 978:Tuadook River 976: 974: 971: 969: 968:Sevogle River 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 908:Barnaby River 906: 905: 903: 900: 894: 893:Miramichi Bay 890: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 815: 813: 810: 805: 801: 798: 796: 790: 780: 777: 775: 772: 771: 769: 765: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 740: 738: 735: 730: 726: 720: 717: 715: 714:Tobique River 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 684:Nerepis River 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 659:Keswick River 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 639:Hammond River 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 621: 619: 617: 613:Watershed of 611: 605: 602: 600: 597: 596: 594: 592: 588: 582: 579: 578: 576: 574: 573:Chignecto Bay 570: 564: 561: 560: 558: 556: 552: 549: 547: 543: 539: 535: 528: 523: 521: 516: 514: 509: 508: 505: 501: 498: 456: 450: 446: 437: 434: 432: 429: 428: 420: 417: 416: 407: 404:C. 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Retrieved 449: 405: 377: 314:Second Falls 248: 240: 214:Second Falls 162: 149: 138: 134:Bay of Fundy 115: 99: 25: 23: 1051:Black River 1011:Molus River 943:Napan River 923:Cains River 895:(watershed 804:Chaleur Bay 729:Shepody Bay 492: / 363:, owned by 333:Sheldon Lee 296:Flume Ridge 219:Bonny River 195:Flume Ridge 167:York County 159:Communities 152:Lake Utopia 141:tributaries 122:York County 112:Description 480:66°52′31″W 477:45°07′23″N 442:References 392:Howe truss 351:St. George 307:Piskahegan 300:Burr Truss 224:St. George 204:Piskahegan 321:Route 770 245:Crossings 235:Mascarene 229:Caithness 1090:Category 793:Gulf of 719:Wolastoq 413:See also 285:Brockway 265:and the 183:Brockway 102:Maliseet 91:Canadian 460:26 June 394:design. 347:Route 1 329:Liberal 302:design. 274:Route 3 200:Pomeroy 143:and 55 1044:Others 767:Others 83:French 74:mag-ə- 388:Canal 331:MLA, 325:Canal 145:lakes 462:2019 359:The 78:-vik 24:The 897:of 536:by 120:in 76:DAY 1092:: 136:. 104:/ 97:. 85:: 81:; 56:eɪ 901:) 811:) 736:) 526:e 519:t 512:v 464:. 353:. 316:. 309:. 287:. 280:. 237:* 231:* 202:- 68:/ 65:k 62:ɪ 59:v 53:d 50:ˈ 47:ə 44:ɡ 41:æ 38:m 35:ˌ 32:/ 28:(

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/ˌmæɡəˈdvɪk/
mag-ə-DAY-vik
French
Canadian
New Brunswick
Maliseet
Passamaquoddy
Magaguadavic Lake
York County
St. Croix Highlands
Passamaquoddy Bay
Bay of Fundy
tributaries
lakes
Lake Utopia
Thomaston Corner
Upper Brockway
Brockway
Flume Ridge
Pomeroy
Piskahegan
Lee Settlement
Second Falls
Bonny River
St. George
Caithness
Mascarene
New Brunswick Southern Railway
European and North American Railway

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