Goose River (Lake Melville)
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Goose River Uashikanashteu-shipu |
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 Happy Valley-Goose Bay satellite image; above the mouth of the Goose River |
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| location | Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) | |
| River system | Goose River | |
| Drain over | Goose River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin | nameless lake in the Hamilton Upland 53 ° 33 ′ 10 ″ N , 62 ° 38 ′ 22 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 510 m | |
| muzzle | Goose Bay, Lake Melville Coordinates: 53 ° 21 '27 " N , 60 ° 20' 57" W 53 ° 21 '27 " N , 60 ° 20' 57" W. |
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| Mouth height | 3.5 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 506.5 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.4 ‰ | |
| length | 213 km | |
| Catchment area | 3432 km² | |
The Goose River (English for "goose river"), alternative name: Uashikanashteu-shipu , is a 213 km long river in the east of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador belonging to the sub-province of Labrador .
River course
The Goose River has its origin in a nameless lake at a height of 510 m in the Hamilton Upland , a lake area on a glacial plateau, about halfway between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Smallwood Reservoir . The Goose River flows mainly in an easterly direction. At river kilometer 10, Route 520 (Happy Valley-Goose Bay- North West River ) crosses the river. The Goose River finally splits into a 1.8 km long northern and a 2.5 km long southern estuary. The river estuary into Goose Bay is 6 km north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay at the southwest end of the inland bay of Lake Melville . The 3432 km² catchment area of the Goose River extends over the Hamilton and Mecatina plateau . 130.4 km above the mouth is the 5.4 m high Little Goose Falls ( ⊙ ), 8.1 km above it is the 15.3 m high Goose Falls ( ⊙ ). Both waterfalls represent an insurmountable obstacle for migratory fish .
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Fish fauna
Goose River following types of fish: Atlantic salmon (in small numbers), brook trout , pike , lake whitefish (Lake whitefish), Catostomus Catostomus (Longnose sucker) and Catostomus commersoni (White sucker).
Web links
- Goose River / Uashikanashteu-shipu at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03PD001
- ↑ a b c d TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 176. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.