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North Branch Musquodoboit

Musqudoboit Valley
Valley
Musquodoboit Valley at Greenwood
Musquodoboit Valley at Greenwood
Map of Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement planning area in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Map of Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement planning area in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Musqudoboit Valley is located in Nova Scotia
Musqudoboit Valley
Musqudoboit Valley
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°02′35″N 63°09′06″W / 45.04306°N 63.15167°W / 45.04306; -63.15167Coordinates: 45°02′35″N 63°09′06″W / 45.04306°N 63.15167°W / 45.04306; -63.15167
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality
Area
 • Total 714 km2 (276 sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Communities Caribou Mines, Chaplin, Dean, Pleasant Valley, Sheet Harbour Road, Upper Musquodoboit, Fraser Settlement, Kent, Centre Musquodoboit, Reid, Newcomb Corner, Lindsay Lake, Elmsvale, Higginsville, Brookvale, Glenmore, Middle Musquodoboit, South Section, Murchyville, Mooseland, Chaswood, Cooks Brook, Carrolls Corner, Elderbank, Lake Egmont, Meaghers Grant, Meagher, Lower Meaghers Grant, Musquodoboit Harbour, Greenwood
Highways Route 212
Route 224
Route 336
Route 357
Website www.musquodoboitvalley.ca

The Musquodoboit Valley ( /ˌmʌskəˈdɑːbɪt/ MUSS-kə-DAH-bit) is a valley and region in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The word "Musquodoboit" is derived from the mi'kmaq language and means "rolling out in foam".

It is administratively located in the Halifax Regional Municipality's Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement planning area and the western edge of the valley includes communities that are considered part of the commutershed for the urban area of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The picturesque Musquodoboit River flows through majority of the valley, passing by most of the communities in the valley. The river is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) long and originates in the extreme northeastern area of the valley. The three major communities in the valley are Upper Musquodoboit, Middle Musquodoboit and Musquodoboit Harbour.

The upper part of the Musquodoboit Valley comprises the largest farming district in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The farms have adapted over time from family-run farms to large commercial scale farms, to adapt to the changing market.


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