Naskaupi River

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Naskaupi River
Meshikamau-shipu
Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
River system North West River
Drain over North West River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Orma Lake, below the levee of Smallwood Reservoir
54 ° 7 ′ 29 ″  N , 63 ° 7 ′ 51 ″  W
Source height approx.  440  m
muzzle Grand Lake Coordinates: 53 ° 46 ′ 40 "  N , 60 ° 50 ′ 35"  W 53 ° 46 ′ 40 "  N , 60 ° 50 ′ 35"  W.
Mouth height approx.  10  m
Height difference approx. 430 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.7 ‰
length approx. 250 km
Catchment area 15,082 km² (excluding Crooked River: 12,691 km²)
Discharge
A Eo : 4480 km²
Location: 70 km above the mouth 		MQ 1978/2011
Mq 1978/2011
 		89.3 m³ / s
19.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Atshakash-shipiss , Crooked River
Right tributaries Thomas River , Wapustan River , North Pole Brook , Red Wine River
Flowing lakes Marie Lake, Wuchusk Lake , Seal Lake , Naskaupi Lake
Parts of the catchment area separated

The Naskaupi River or Meshikamau-shipu (the name of the Innu or the Naskapi ) is an approximately 250 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 . It is the second largest river in Labrador. It was named after the Naskapi who settled there, the eastern tribal group of the Innu.

River course

The Naskaupi River has its origin in Orma Lake below the levee of the Smallwood Reservoir . With the construction of the reservoir in 1971, the headwaters and the upper reaches of the Naskaupi River were flooded and separated from the rest of the river. The Naskaupi River flows in a predominantly easterly direction through the eastern part of the Labrador Peninsula . It flows through the lakes Marie Lake , Wuchusk Lake , Seal Lake and Naskaupi Lake . The Red Wine River joins the Naskaupi River on the right at kilometer 24. 2 km above the mouth, the Crooked River meets the Naskaupi River from the left. This finally flows into the western north shore of Grand Lake . This becomes over the short North West River to the inland bay Lake Melville (Innu: Atatshi-uinipek ), which represents a salty tidal extension of the Hamilton Inlet , in which also the Churchill River (Innu: Mishta-shipu , the western part / upper reaches of the Churchill River on the other hand: Patshishetshuanau-shipu ) flows off, drains towards it.

Hydrology

The catchment area of the Naskaupi River covers 15,082 km², of which 2391 km² are accounted for by the Crooked River, which meets the Naskaupi River from the left immediately at the mouth. Before the establishment of the Smallwood Reservoir and its dikes, this area was 23,310 km². The mean discharge at river kilometer 70 is 89.3 m³ / s. In June, when the snow melts , the river usually carries the greatest amount of water with an average of 280 m³ / s.

Fish fauna

The following fish species are found in the Naskapi River:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 187. 1985. Accessed September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03PB002