Kenemich River

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Kenemich River
Tshenuamiu-shipiss
Data
location Labrador , Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Kenemich River
origin nameless lake in the Mealy Mountains
53 ° 28 ′ 38 ″  N , 59 ° 15 ′ 25 ″  W
Source height approx.  560  m
muzzle Lake Melville Coordinates: 53 ° 28 ′ 54 "  N , 59 ° 49 ′ 39"  W 53 ° 28 ′ 54 "  N , 59 ° 49 ′ 39"  W
Mouth height 3.5  m
Height difference approx. 556.5 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.1 ‰
length approx. 110 km
Catchment area 699 km²

The Kenemich River , also Tshenuamiu-shipiss , is an approximately 110 km long tributary of Lake Melville in the south of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Kenemich River has its origin in a nameless 560  m high lake in the Mealy Mountains , 20 km from the south shore of Lake Melville. The Kenemich River initially flows 10 km south. Then he turns towards the west-southwest. It flows almost dead straight for 40 km along a fault and finally leaves the mountains. In the lower 50 kilometers, the Kenemich River flows north and shows a meandering behavior with numerous river loops. About 3 km further west, the much larger Kenamu River also flows north. Both rivers flow into the north shore of Lake Melville. The mouths are just 5 km apart. The Kenemich River has a small estuary, the Carter Basin . 13 miles west-northwest on the opposite bank of Lake Melville is the North West River community . The Kenemich River drains an area of ​​699 km². The top 40 kilometers of the Kenemich River are within the Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy-Mountains National Park .

Fish fauna

The following fish species were found in the Kenemich River: Atlantic salmon , brook trout (anadromous and non-anadromous form) and unspecified carp fish (Cyprinidae). The salmon population in the river system is considered safe.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03PD001
  2. ↑ a b TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81, p. 156, 1985. Accessed September 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.