Fraser River (Labrador)
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| location | Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) | |
| River system | Fraser River | |
| Headwaters | on the provincial border with Québec 56 ° 48 ′ 58 ″ N , 63 ° 58 ′ 50 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 580 m | |
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Nain Bay , Labrador Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Coordinates: 56 ° 37 ′ 9 " N , 62 ° 15 ′ 7" W 56 ° 37 ′ 9 " N , 62 ° 15 ′ 7" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 580 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 118 km | |
| Catchment area | 1606 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | Tasisuak Lake | |
The Fraser River is an approximately 118 km long tributary of the Labrador Sea in the northeast of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
River course
The Fraser River rises at an altitude of 580 m not far from the provincial border with Québec . It initially flows south for 5 km and gradually turns east-south-east and finally east. The Fraser River now flows almost dead straight through a deeply cut valley along a fault . Between the river kilometers 16 and 55 is the almost 39 km long Tasisuak Lake , a river broadening that measures around 1400 m on average. The Fraser River eventually reaches the head end of Nain Bay , 35 km west of Nain . The Fraser River drains an area of 1606 km².
Fish fauna
In the Fraser River are lake trout , brook trout , lake trout , the bullheads -Art Cottus bairdii (mottled sculpin) and three-spined and nine-spined stickleback before.
Web links
- Fraser River at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b T.C. Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 316. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.