Gander River
| Gander River | ||
 Gander River below Glenwood |
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| Data | ||
| location | Newfoundland Island , Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) | |
| River system | Gander River | |
| origin |
Gander Lake 48 ° 59 ′ 11 ″ N , 54 ° 52 ′ 5 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 29 m | |
| muzzle |
Gander Bay ( Labrador Sea ) coordinates: 49 ° 15 ′ 47 " N , 54 ° 29 ′ 43" W 49 ° 15 ′ 47 " N , 54 ° 29 ′ 43" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 29 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.58 ‰ | |
| length | 50 km (including Northwest Gander River : 175 km) | |
| Catchment area | approx. 5050 km² | |
| Discharge at the Big Chute A Eo gauge : 4450 km² Location: 45 km above the mouth |
MQ 1950/2017 Mq 1950/2017 |
121 m³ / s 27.2 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Salmon River | |
| Communities | Glenwood | |
 Gander River at the outflow from Gander Lake; Glenwood on the left bank of the river |
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The Gander River is a 50 km long river in the north of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
River course
The Gander River forms the drain of Gander Lake . He leaves this at the end of an elongated bay on its western north shore. The Gander River passes the small town of Glenwood . Below this, the Salmon River flows into the river on the left. The Gander River flows 50 km, initially to the northeast, later in a north-northeast direction. It finally flows into the head end of the elongated Gander Bay on the north coast of Newfoundland. The Gander River has a height difference of 29 m. Including the headwaters of the Northwest Gander River , the total length is 175 km.
Hydrology
The Gander River has a catchment area of approximately 5050 km². The mean discharge at the Big Chute gauge at river kilometer 45 is 121 m³ / s. The highest monthly outflows occur in April and May. The mean monthly discharge in these two months is 250 and 243 m³ / s.
Wildlife
The salmon stock in the Gander River is considered "not endangered". In the river system probably following other types of fish: speckled trout , lake trout , three-spined and nine-spined stickleback , Arctic Norway , American eel and the sea lamprey . Other typical aquatic inhabitants are the Canadian beaver , muskrat and North American otter, as well as Lithobates clamitans , a species of frog introduced into Newfoundland.
Web links
- Gander River at Natural Resources Canada
- Gander River , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
- Gander River Management Association
- Gander River Protected Area , CNLR 765/96
- Gander River Protected Area Order , CNLR 766/96
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 02YQ001
- ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ↑ a b Water Quality Station Profile, Station #: NF02YQ0030, GANDER RIVER AT APPLETON . Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2018.