Cape Caribou River

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Cape Caribou River
Kaneshekau-shipiss
Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system North West River
Drain over North West River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin nameless lake, 50 km northwest of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
53 ° 34 ′ 16 ″  N , 60 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  W
Source height approx.  290  m
muzzle Grand Lake Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 15 "  N , 60 ° 24 ′ 53"  W 53 ° 37 ′ 15 "  N , 60 ° 24 ′ 53"  W.
Mouth height approx.  10  m
Height difference approx. 280 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.3 ‰
length 53 km
Catchment area 546 km²
Flowing lakes Kaneshekau-nipi

The Cape Caribou River ( Montagnais name: Kaneshekau-shipiss ) is a 53 km long river in the central east of Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Cape Caribou River forms the outlet of a nameless lake located 290  m high, 50 km northwest of Happy Valley-Goose Bay . Initially it flows mainly in an easterly direction. There are several lakes in the upper reaches. Between river kilometers 24 and 20.5 lies the elongated lake Kaneshekau-nipi at an altitude of 110  m on the course of the river. The Cape Caribou River then flows in a north-northeast direction and finally flows into the southwest shore of Grand Lake , 20 km northwest of the municipality of North West River . At river kilometer 13.8 there is a 4.6 m high waterfall, which is not considered insurmountable for migratory fish . There is a measuring point at the river mouth that monitors the water quality. The Cape Caribou River drains an area of ​​546 km².

Fish fauna

The salmon population in the river system is considered safe.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 180. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Water Quality Station Profile, Station #: NF03PB0028, CAPE CARIBOU RIVER AT GRAND LAKE . Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.