The Saint John River (fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoq, meaning “beautiful river”) is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine–Quebec border through northern Maine and western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the Bay of Fundy. It is the longest river in eastern Canada.
Its drainage basin is one of the largest on the east coast of North America, covering approximately 55,000 square kilometres (21,000 sq mi). The river and its tributaries historically formed the traditional territories of the Wolastoqiyik and Passamaquoddy peoples prior to European colonization, and it remains culturally significant to the Wabanaki Confederacy.
The Saint John River (fleuve Saint-Jean; Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoq, meaning “beautiful river”) is a 673-kilometre-long (418 mi) river flowing from headwaters in the Notre Dame Mountains near the Maine–Quebec border through northern Maine and western New Brunswick to the northwest shore of the Bay of Fundy. It is the longest river in eastern Canada.
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