Watershed Management Plan

The beautiful Hammond River stretches for 73.5 km from beautiful Markamville, through Upham, Titusville, Smithtown and Nauwigewauk to spill into the Kennebecasis River between Hampton and Quispamsis. Over 125 km of major tributaries as well as countless minor tributaries and feeders contribute to the Hammond River Watershed, encompassing 433 km² of diverse land use and habitat types. Land use includes rural to urban residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial.

The Hammond River Angling Association has been working to protect and restore the vital Hammond River Watershed and its Salmon Populations for over 30 years. We have been lucky to have so many committed volunteers, community members and stakeholders in the area over the last three decades to support and inform our work.

In the late nineties, an initiative of the New Brunswick Department of the Environment (NBDENV), called Water Classification, allowed the HRAA to perform a comprehensive examination of the Hammond River Watershed and assess its water quality. From this research came the Provisional Water Classification Document, which has been HRAA’s blueprint for restoration, protection, education and public outreach activities ever since.

In 2008 the HRAA expanded on this blueprint and developed a complete Hammond River Watershed Management Plan (HRWMP). This large scale data compilation and analysis has helped us to develop action plans for the watershed on a “global” scale as well as identifying key areas in need of protection and/or restoration. This document can be found on our downloads page.