Wentworth Valley
human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
The Wentworth Valley is a valley in the Cobequid Mountains of northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It comprises the lowest elevation pass through the Cobequids. It was named after the colonial governor John Wentworth (1792-1808).
Physical geography
The valley is oriented north–south and is located in a glacial trough named the "Folly Gap" (originally spelled "Folleigh"). The section framed by mountains measures approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) in length, from Folly Lake in the south to Wentworth Provincial Park in the north with the width of the valley floor varying from 0.5 km (0.31 mi) in the south to 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in the north.
The west wall of the valley is formed by Higgins Mountain (360 m (1,180 ft) elevation) and the east wall is formed by several unnamed peaks (290 m (950 ft)-330 m (1,080 ft) elevation). The south end and highest point of the trough is Folly Lake (190 m (620 ft) elevation) which drains south to the Bay of Fundy through the Folly River, therefore its waters do not enter the valley.
The Wallace River flows north through the valley to the Northumberland Strait from its source in Dicks Meadows on Higgins Mountain.
The trough descends abruptly north of Folly Lake where over a distance of approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) the valley floor levels out at approximately 120 m (390 ft) elevation. From there, the valley floor and the serpentine Wallace River gradually descends over the next 14 km (8.7 mi) to approximately 30 m (98 ft) elevation at the junction with the West Branch Wallace River.
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