Gambo Brook

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Gambo Brook
View of Gambo Brook, Gambo South to the left, the railway bridge in the middle, Freshwater Bay in the background

View of Gambo Brook, Gambo South to the left, the railway bridge in the middle, Freshwater Bay in the background

Data
location Newfoundland Island in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Gambo Brook
origin Gambo Pond
48 ° 43 '57 "  N , 54 ° 13' 46"  W.
muzzle Freshwater Bay ( Labrador Sea ) Coordinates: 48 ° 46 '4 "  N , 54 ° 12' 50"  W 48 ° 46 '4 "  N , 54 ° 12' 50"  W.
Mouth height 0  m

length 4.5 km
Catchment area approx. 1080 km²
Communities Gambo

The Gambo Brook is a tributary of Freshwater Bay in the northeast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Gambo Brook forms the outflow of the 148  m high lake Gambo Pond . It flows from the northeast end of the elongated lake over a distance of 4.5 km north to the head end of Freshwater Bay . The Trans-Canada Highway ( Route 1 ) crosses the river 500 m north of Gambo Pond. About 1.3 km above the estuary, a disused railway line (T'Railway) crosses the Gambo Brook. Gambo South , a settlement that belongs to the municipality of Gambo further north, extends along the western bank of the river . The catchment area of the Gambo Brook covers around 1080 km².

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