Newpost Creek

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Newpost Creek
Data
location Cochrane District in Ontario ( Canada )
River system Moose River
Drain over Abitibi River  → Moose River  → Hudson Bay
origin Newpost Lake
49 ° 39 ′ 8 ″  N , 81 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  W.
Source height approx.  255  m
muzzle Abitibi River Coordinates: 49 ° 59 '12 "  N , 81 ° 32' 10"  W 49 ° 59 '12 "  N , 81 ° 32' 10"  W.
Mouth height approx.  125  m
Height difference approx. 130 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.9 ‰
length approx. 70 km
Discharge
A Eo : 3010 km²
Location: 4 km above the mouth 		MQ 2010/2016
Mq 2010/2016
 		41.8 m³ / s
13.9 l / (s km²)
Feeding part of the water from the Little Abitibi River

The Newpost Creek is an approximately 70 km long right tributary of the Abitibi River in the north of the Canadian province of Ontario .

The river has its origin in the small lake Newpost Lake , 68 km north-northwest of Cochrane , at an altitude of about 255  m . It initially flows 50 km northwards. About 20 km above the mouth of the Newpost Creek water of the Little Abitibi River, which runs further east, is fed. This increases the amount of water in the lower reaches of Newpost Creek many times over. Newpost Creek now flows 10 km west before turning northwest. On the last kilometer before it flows into the Abitibi River, there are the 26 m high Newpost Falls . The lower reaches of Newpost Creek lies within Little Abitibi Provincial Park .

Use of hydropower

Between 2013 and 2017, the Peter Sutherland Sr. Generating Station hydropower plant was built on the right bank of the Abitibi River . Part of the river water of Newpost Creek is fed to the power plant about 5 km above the mouth via a 340 m long supply channel and a subsequent 250 m long pressure pipe. The power plant has two units. The total installed capacity is 28 MW.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 04ME005
  2. ↑ Little Abitibi . Ontario parks. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b c d Ontario’s Newest Clean Energy Source in Service (PDF, 338 KB) Ontario Power Generation. April 7, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.