Kennebecasis River

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Kennebecasis River
Kennebecasis River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Rothesay, Quispamsis
Mouth
• location	Grand Bay (St. John River)
• coordinates	45°19′0″N 66°8′0″W / 45.31667°N 66.13333°W / 45.31667; -66.13333
• elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Length	95 km (59 mi)
Basin size	1,346 square kilometres (134,600 ha)

The Kennebecasis River (/kɛnəbəˈkeɪsɪs/ ken-ə-bə-KAY-sis) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "Kenepekachiachk", meaning "little long bay place."^{[citation needed]} It runs for approximately 95 kilometres, draining an area in the Caledonia Highlands, an extension of the Appalachian Mountains, inland from the Bay of Fundy.^[1]