Bakers Brook (Bakers Brook Pond)
| Bakers Brook | ||
 Bakers Brook Falls |
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| Data | ||
| location | Newfoundland Island , Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Bakers Brook | |
| origin |
Bakers Brook Pond 49 ° 38 '48 " N , 57 ° 52' 45" W. |
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| Source height | approx. 110 m | |
| muzzle |
St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ N , 57 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ W 49 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ N , 57 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 110 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 12 ‰ | |
| length | 9 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 135 km² | |
The Bakers Brook is a 9 km long river in western Newfoundland in Gros Morne National Park .
River course
Bakers Brook is located in the south of the Great Northern Peninsula on the west coast of Newfoundland. The river drains the 110 m high Bakers Brook Pond to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . It flows in a predominantly westerly direction from the Long Range Mountains to the sea. Bakers Brook Falls ( ⊙ ) is located at river km 7.5 . The waterfall can be reached from the Berry Hill campground via a 5 km long hiking trail. Route 430 crosses the river about 500 m above the estuary . The settlement of the same name Bakers Brook is located on the coast south of the estuary . The catchment area covers about 135 km².
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Fish fauna
The salmon stock in the Bakers Brook river system is considered "not threatened".
Web links
- Bakers Brook at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.