Eel River (Saint John River)

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Eel River
Estuary of the Eel River (photograph from around 1915)

Estuary of the Eel River (photograph from around 1915)

Data
location New Brunswick ( Canada )
River system Saint John River
Drain over Saint John River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin First Eel Lake
45 ° 52 ′ 53 ″  N , 67 ° 40 ′ 8 ″  W.
Source height 138  m
muzzle Saint John River Coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′ 48 "  N , 67 ° 29 ′ 32"  W 45 ° 59 ′ 48 "  N , 67 ° 29 ′ 32"  W.
Mouth height approx.  45  m
Height difference approx. 93 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.2 ‰
length 42 km
Catchment area approx. 650 km²
Discharge at the Scott Siding
A Eo gauge : 531 km²
Location: 11 km above the estuary 		MQ 1974/1993
Mq 1974/1993
 		10.5 m³ / s
19.8 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Pocowogamis Stream
Communities Benton

The Eel River (English for "Eel River") is a 42 km long right tributary of the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick .

course

The Eel River forms the drain of First Eel Lake at an elevation of approximately 138  m in southwest York County . It initially flows 9 km in a north-northwest direction. The Eel River then turns towards the north-northeast. At this point the river forms the border with Carleton County to the north . Later the Eel River turns east. Above the village of Benton , the river is dammed by a weir over a length of 7 km. The Pocowogamis Stream flows into the reservoir from the south . In Benton at river kilometer 20, a 32 m long covered bridge erected in 1927 spans the Eel River No. 3 Covered Bridge , the river. The Eel River now flows 10 km to the southeast and for the last 10 km north-northeast before it finally flows into the Saint John River 18 km south of Woodstock . The river mouth is at a height of about 45  m . The last kilometer of the Trans-Canada Highway (Woodstock - Fredericton ) and Route 165 crosses the river.

Hydrology

The Eel River drains an area of ​​about 650 km². The mean discharge 11 km above the mouth is 10.5 m³ / s. The highest discharges usually occur in April and May with an average of 35.7 and 18.0 m³ / s.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 01AK008
  2. ↑ EEL RIVER NO. 3 COVERED BRIDGE (BENTON) . www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2018.