Reid Brook

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Reid Brook
View of the Voisey's Bay Mine on the lower reaches of Reid Brook

View of the Voisey's Bay Mine on the lower reaches of Reid Brook

Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)
River system Reid Brook
Headwaters 50 km west-southwest of Nain
56 ° 24 ′ 12 ″  N , 62 ° 26 ′ 45 ″  W
Source height approx.  450  m
muzzle Voisey's Bay , Labrador Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Coordinates: 56 ° 17 ′ 33 "  N , 62 ° 4 ′ 32"  W 56 ° 17 ′ 33 "  N , 62 ° 4 ′ 32"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 450 m
Bottom slope approx. 11 ‰
length approx. 42 km
Catchment area 171 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 75.7 km²
Location: 23 km above the mouth 		MQ 1996/1999 2003/2017
Mq 1996/1999 2003/2017
 		1.96 m³ / s
25.9 l / (s km²)
Discharge
A Eo : 158 km²
Location: 2 km above the mouth 		MQ 2003/2016
Mq 2003/2016
 		3.27 m³ / s
20.7 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Reid Pond

The Reid Brook is an approximately 42 km long tributary of the Labrador Sea in the northeast of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Reid Brook rises 50 km west-southwest of Nain at an altitude of 450  m . It initially flows 20 km in an easterly direction. The Reid Pond is located on the river between river kilometers 27 and 23 . Reid Brook turns south for the lower 20 km. In the lower reaches the river forms numerous river loops . Eventually the Reid Brook reaches Voisey's Bay , 36 km southwest of Nain. The mouth of the Reid Brook is on the northern edge of the delta of the mouth of the Kogluktokoluk Brook, which runs further south . About a kilometer east of the lower reaches of the Reid Brook is the Voisey's Bay Mine , which has been mining nickel since 2005 .

Hydrology

The Reid Brook drains an area of ​​171 km². The mean discharge is 3.27 m³ / s. In June the river carries the largest amount of water with an average of 12.2 m³ / s.

Fish fauna

The arctic char occurs in the lower reaches of the Reid Brook .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c T.C. Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 311. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03NE001
  3. ^ A b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03NE011