Alexis River

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Alexis River
View from Route 510 of the Alexis River estuary

View from Route 510 of the Alexis River estuary

Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
River system Alexis River
Headwaters 113 km north of Rivière-Saint-Paul
52 ° 30 ′ 48 ″  N , 57 ° 47 ′ 29 ″  W
Source height approx.  450  m
muzzle Alexis Bay , Labrador Sea Coordinates: 52 ° 34 ′ 16 "  N , 56 ° 23 ′ 47"  W 52 ° 34 ′ 16 "  N , 56 ° 23 ′ 47"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 450 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.6 ‰
length approx. 125 km
Catchment area 3160 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 2310 km²
Location: 38 km above the mouth 		MQ 1978/2016
Mq 1978/2016
 		52.4 m³ / s
22.7 l / (s km²)

The Alexis River is an approximately 125 km long tributary of the Labrador Sea in the southeast of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is the third largest river in southern Labrador.

River course

The headwaters of the Alexis River is 113 km north of Rivière-Saint-Paul . The headwaters of the St. Lewis River , which runs further south, is only 10 km further southeast. The origin of the Alexis River is a nameless lake at an altitude of 450  m . The Alexis River flows in an easterly direction. At river kilometer 100 it joins a larger left tributary. The Alexis River eventually flows into the upper end of Alexis Bay , a 48 km long bay on the eastern Labrador coast. The village of Port Hope Simpson is 8 km east of the estuary on the south bank of Alexis Bay.

Hydrology

The Alexis River drains an area of ​​3,160 km². The mean discharge 38 km above the mouth is 52.4 m³ / s. The river usually carries the largest amounts of water at the level in May with an average of 217 m³ / s.

Fish fauna

Atlantic salmon and the anadromous and non-anadromous form of brook trout occur in the Alexis River . At river kilometer 37.5, a 3 meter high waterfall blocks the migratory fish .

Web links

Commons : Alexis River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 47. 1985. Accessed September 27, 2018.
  2. ^ A b Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03QC002