Eagle River (Sandwich Bay)

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Eagle River
Iatuekupau-shipu (upper course)
Nutapineuaniu-shipu (lower course)
Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
River system Eagle River
Headwaters Mealy Mountains
52 ° 53 ′ 34 "  N , 58 ° 39 ′ 31"  W.
Source height approx.  720  m
muzzle Sandwich Bay ( Labrador Sea ) Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 16 "  N , 57 ° 27 ′ 10"  W 53 ° 34 ′ 16 "  N , 57 ° 27 ′ 10"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 720 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.7 ‰
length approx. 270 km
Catchment area 10,824 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 10,900 km²
Location: 5 km above the mouth 		MQ 1969/2016
Mq 1969/2016
 		254 m³ / s
23.3 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Nekanakau-shipu
Flowing lakes Iatuekupau

The Eagle River ( English for " Eagle -flow") is an approximately 270 km long river in southeastern Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador belonging part of the province Labrador . It is the fifth largest river in Labrador.

River course

The Eagle River rises in the Mealy Mountains , southeast of Lake Melville , at an altitude of 720  m . It initially flows 70 km in a south-south-west direction and then turns south. It flows through Lake Iatuekupau in a southerly direction. At river kilometer 135 the Nekanakau-shipu , the 22 km long outflow of Lake Nekanakau , flows into the river from the southwest. The upstream section of the Eagle River is also called Iatuekupau-shipu . The downstream section has the unofficial alternative name Nutapinuaniu-shipu . The Eagle River flows below the confluence of the Nekanakau-shipu 40 km in an east-northeast direction. At river kilometer 102, a larger nameless river flows into the Eagle River coming from the south. This flows the rest of the way to the northeast and finally flows into Sandwich Bay , a deep bay on the east coast of Labrador.

Hydrology

The Eagle River drains an area of ​​10,824 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 254 m³ / s. The river carries the largest amounts of water during the snowmelt in late spring. The months with the highest discharge are May and June with an average of 788 and 762 m³ / s.

Fish fauna

The river is considered one of the most important spawning areas for Atlantic salmon in North America. A waterfall near the mouth is not a particular obstacle for migratory fish . Below the waterfall is a popular fishing spot with several camps. In addition to the Atlantic salmon, there are also anadromous and non-anadromous brook char , the sucker carp species Catostomus commersonii (white sucker) and Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker) as well as pike . The following species are also suspected in the river: three-spined and nine-spined stickleback , American eel and arctic smelt .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 133. 1985. Accessed September 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03QC001