The first of the five waterways of the Miramichi Bay is the Tabusintac River on which the village of Tabusintac is situated. Off the shore of Tabusintac, towards the gulf, there is a line of sandy beaches or islands separated by the occasional gully. Between these beaches and the mainland there is a lagoon. Near the middle of the lagoon exists the broad mouth of the Tabusintac River. Travelling up the river you can see many coves and creeks along it's banks. The head of the tidewaters is almost fifteen miles from the sea