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The St. Croix River is a river in Nova Scotia entirely contained in Hants and Halifax Counties. Its headwaters are Panuke Lake. The river has been exploited for water power. There were water mills in the nineteenth century〔Nova Scotia Museum, ("Mill On The St. Croix River From The Bridge" ), (1817)〕 and in the 1930s three hydroelectric dams were built; they still operate. The lower reaches of the St. Croix are tidal. There is a wide flood plain where the river has cut through limestone bedrock now exposed as white cliffs. The calcareous soil harbours the rare Rams Head Lady Slipper.〔(Nova Scotia Nature Trust )〕 The Nova Scotia Government estimates that the number of people living within the St. Croix watershed numbered 19,233 in 2011. ==History== The river and Panuke Lake were used as an important portage route first by the Mi'kmaq and later by European explorers and settlers. There is an unpopulated Indian reserve (St Croix Indian Reserve) on the lake. European settlement began with the Acadians (who named the river, calling the region Pisiguit).〔Acadian-Cajun Genealogy (Pisiguit (with map) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Croix River (Nova Scotia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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