Rivière Caraquet
| Rivière Caraquet | ||
 Route 11 bridge over the river |
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| Data | ||
| location | New Brunswick ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Rivière Caraquet | |
| Headwaters | east of Teagues Lake, 55 km east of Bathurst 47 ° 37 ′ 22 ″ N , 65 ° 22 ′ 27 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 90 m | |
| muzzle | Baie de Caraquet, Chaleur Bay , Gulf of Saint Lawrence Coordinates: 47 ° 46 '31 " N , 65 ° 3' 57" W 47 ° 46 '31 " N , 65 ° 3' 57" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 90 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.4 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 38 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 215 km² | |
| Discharge at the Burnsville A Eo gauge : 173 km² Location: 12.5 km above the estuary |
MQ 1970/2015 Mq 1970/2015 |
3.69 m³ / s 21.3 l / (s km²) |
 The course of the Rivière Caraquet in the north of the Acadian Peninsula |
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The Rivière Caraquet is an approximately 38 km long tributary of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the Canadian province of New Brunswick .
River course
The Rivière Caraquet has its headwaters east of Teagues Lake , 55 km east of the city of Bathurst . It flows in a predominantly east-northeast direction through the north of the Acadian Peninsula to the Baie de Caraquet , a south-eastern side bay of the Chaleur Bay . The estuary is 7.5 km west of the port city of Caraquet . The Route 11 crosses the river shortly before the mouth.
Hydrology
The Rivière Caraquet drains an area of around 215 km². The mean discharge at the gauge 12.5 km above the mouth is 3.69 m³ / s. In April and May the river carries the largest amount of water, averaging 10.5 and 9.88 m³ / s.
Web links
- Rivière Caraquet at Natural Resources Canada