Dalhousie Bodies of Water

Baie de Chaleur (Chaleur Bay) is an arm from the Gulf of St. Lawrence which feeds into a bay separating the northeast corner of New Brunswick and Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec. It was discovered and named in 1534 by Jacques Cartier and has been coined one of the top bays by The Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club. Its 140 km long and 25-40 km wide size makes it a site of pristine beaches and a world-class fishing area for salmon, herring, cod and mackerel.

Forming an inter-provincial boundary between Quebec and New Brunswick, this river runs in a northeasterly direction into the Bay of Chaleur at Dalhousie. The river is famous for its salmon fishing and 55 km (34 mi) of its 200 km (124 mi) course has designation as a Canadian Heritage River System.