Gaspereau, Nova Scotia

Gaspereau is a rural community located in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The name is derived from the Gaspereau fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, which migrates up the river every spring.

[2] Gaspereau is primarily an agricultural community, hosting dairy farms and apple orchards.

Visitors can often rent tubes from nearby houses, but they should also be aware that the river is part of nature, not a theme-park: depending on the activity of the hydro dam that controls water levels and flow in the river there can be areas of powerful flow, overhanging obstacles or protruding rocks.

The 1.5 km long canal brings water from the White Rock reservoir to the hydroelectricity generating station.