Big Brook (Lake Michael)

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Big Brook
Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Big Brook
origin nameless lake east of Gerald Pond
54 ° 26 ′ 8 ″  N , 58 ° 58 ′ 53 ″  W
Source height approx.  310  m
muzzle Labrador Sea ( Atlantic Ocean ) Coordinates: 54 ° 40 ′ 41 "  N , 57 ° 45 ′ 35"  W 54 ° 40 ′ 41 "  N , 57 ° 45 ′ 35"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 310 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.8 ‰
length approx. 110 km
Catchment area approx. 700 km²
Flowing lakes Lake Michael

The Big Brook is an approximately 110 km long tributary of the Labrador Sea to the east of Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . The river used to be named Black Brook , St. Michaels River , Michaels River, and Big River .

River course

Big Brook originates from a small nameless lake east of Gerald Pond at an altitude of 310  m . The Big Brook flows in a predominantly east-northeast direction. The Big Brook flows through Lake Michael between river kilometers 59 and 47 . He leaves the lake at its eastern end. It flows almost 8 km to the southeast before turning east-northeast for the last 40 km. The Benedict Mountains stretch north of the lower reaches . The Big Brook finally flows into the Labrador Sea west of Red Rock Point . The river's estuary is separated from the sea by a 2 km long sandbank. The Big Brook catchment area is an estimated 700 km².

Animal fauna

In the course of the Big Brook the Atlantic salmon , the arctic char and the brook char (anadromous and non-anadromous form) occur. Seals hibernate on the lower ten kilometers of the river . They also use the water to raise their young.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Big Brook (Formerly Black Brook / St. Michaels River / Big River) . Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 225. 1985. Accessed September 5, 2018.