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West River Sheet Harbour (locally known as West River) is a river on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It's headwaters are near the Musquodoboit Valley and the river flows southeast and empties in to the Northwest Arm of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. The river has three main tributaries: West River Main, Killag River and Little River. ==Tributaries== West River Sheet Harbour has three main tributaries: West River Main, Killag River and Little River. West River Main is the main tributary of the West River system. It is approximately long and it's headwaters are at an altitude of near Sheet Harbour Road, on the southern ridge of the Musquodoboit Valley. The river is prone to flash-flooding. There are two lake-like pools on the river. The first and more southerly one is Sheet Harbour Lake, which has an area of 1.2 km2 and is located near the West River Falls in Sheet Harbour. The other lake is Little Lake, which is more inland in the system and has a area of 0.5 km2. Killag River and Little River both discharge in to the Main West River. The river then flows through Sheet Harbour Lake, then down the West River Falls and discharges in to the Northwest Arm of Sheet Harbour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nssalmon.ca/docs/WRSH_Smolt_Estimation_2009.pdf )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.9216059,-62.5204041,14z )〕 The Killag River is a secondary tributary of the West River Sheet Harbour system. It is approximately long. It's headwaters are at an altitide of . Most of the salmon in the river system breed on the Killag River. Killag River discharges in to Main West River.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.9216059,-62.5204041,14z )〕 The Little River is a secondary tributary of the West River Sheet Harbour system. Its headwaters are in Lake Alma, a shallow lake at an altitude of . Little River is approximately long. Little River discharges in to Main West River.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.9216059,-62.5204041,14z )〕 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「West River Sheet Harbour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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