See Saint John - Visitor Information Centres

Tips & Tidbits: The World-Famous Reversing Falls o The Reversing Falls is a unique phenomenon caused by the tremendous tide in the Bay of Fundy. o The tide rises and falls once about every 12 and a half hours. To best appreciate the Reversing Falls, you should try to view them at least twice on a given day - near low tide and near high tide. o A good water level vantage point from which to view the Falls is Fallsview Park (not far from the Reversing Falls Information Centre), and at the bottom of the footpath below the Information Centre. o A twelve-minute film presentation explaining the phenomenon of the Reversing Falls, and highlighting various attractions in the Saint John area, can be viewed in the Reversing Falls Roof Top Theatre on the observation deck. A small admission charge applies to view the film. o Water in most rivers typically flows between 3,000 and 8,000 or 9,000 cubic feet-per-second. In contrast, it thunders through the Reversing Falls in excess of 100,000 cubic feet-per-second. o The St. John River is the longest river in Atlantic Canada with a length of 450 miles (724km). o The tides in the Bay of Fundy are amongst the highest in the world. At Saint John, NB the difference between high tide and low tide is 30 feet (10m), however further East at the end of the Bay the difference can be as high as 54 feet (18m). o The force of the high tide is so powerful that it pushes the river water upstream as far as Fredericton which is 80 miles (120km) away. Additional tide table information is available online at www.tourismsaintjohn.com