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East Branch Portage River

47.2867° N, 65.7184° W

East Branch Portage River, New Brunswick. 47.2867° N, 65.7184° W

Protected natural area, 109 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/nb/east-branch-portage-river/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

East Branch Portage River is a 109 km² protected natural area 7.3 km north of Wayerton, in New Brunswick. It was established in 2014.

Area
109 km²
Established
2014

Conditions today

9.4 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WSW 9 km/h

Observed at Bathurst, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming west 20 after midnight. Low plus 5.

Weather: Bathurst (local forecast), as of 1:01 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:02 a.m.
Sunrise
7:32 a.m.
Sunset
6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:17 p.m.
Moonrise
6:21 a.m.
Moonset
6:04 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Miramichi, as of 4:00 a.m. ADT

Official record

Designation
Protected natural area
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Forest Planning & Stewardship Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development, Government of New Brunswick

Names

  • Rivière East Branch PortageFrench form