Kaipokok River
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| location | Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) | |
| River system | Kaipokok River | |
| Confluence of | North Branch and South Branch 54 ° 37 ′ 50 ″ N , 60 ° 31 ′ 55 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 15 m | |
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Kaipokok Bay ( Labrador Sea ) Coordinates: 54 ° 45 ′ 26 " N , 59 ° 56 ′ 55" W 54 ° 45 ′ 26 " N , 59 ° 56 ′ 55" W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 15 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.34 ‰ | |
| length | 44 km (including North Branch: 95 km) | |
| Catchment area | 2499 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | West Micmac Lake, East Micmac Lake | |
The Kaipokok River is a 44 km long river on the east of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
River course
The Kaipokok River arises at the confluence of its two headwaters, North Branch (51 km long) and South Branch (58 km long). It flows mainly in an east-northeast direction. It flows through the two lakes West Micmac Lake and East Micmac Lake , before entering the head of the elongated Kaipokok Bay , 20 km southwest of the settlement of Postville . The Kaipokok River drains an area of 2,499 km². In the north, the catchment area borders on that of the Kanairiktok River .
Fish fauna
In Kaipokok River are Atlantic salmon , brook trout , lake trout and Arctic stint before. There are two salmon migrations per year: the first takes place from mid-July to mid-August, the second in October.
Web links
- Kaipokok River at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c T.C. Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 260. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.