River mouth Green Bay
Sea level Basin area 244 km² Country Canada | Basin size 244 km (94 sq mi) Province Nova Scotia | |
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Petite Rivière is a river in Nova Scotia, Canada located entirely within Lunenburg County. It is fed by numerous lakes and a portion of the watershed is the drinking water supply for the Town of Bridgewater.
Map of Petite Rivi%C3%A8re, Lunenburg, NS, Canada
Three of the lakes on Petite Rivière (Hebb, Millipisigate and Minamkeak) are the only known habitat of the Atlantic Whitefish. Through damming of the lakes, some of the water that once fed the Medway River now flows through the Petite Rivière system. There was a water aerodrome at Fancy Lake.
Samuel de Champlain is said to have given the river its name after landing near the mouth during the early 17th century. The river lends its name to the small community of Petite Riviere Bridge, commonly called by the local residents "Petite Riviere" or simply "Petite".