Rivière Sheldrake

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Rivière Sheldrake
Rivière Sheldrake.jpg
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Sheldrake
source between Lac Manitou and Lac Magpie
50 ° 55 ′ 43 ″  N , 65 ° 1 ′ 28 ″  W
Source height approx.  700  m
muzzle St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 18 "  N , 64 ° 55 ′ 45"  W 50 ° 16 ′ 18 "  N , 64 ° 55 ′ 45"  W
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 700 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.6 ‰
length 106 km
Catchment area 1184 km²
Drain MQ
36 m³ / s
Left tributaries Rivière Sheldrake Est
Communities Sheldrake

The Rivière Sheldrake is a river in the Côte-Nord administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .

The Rivière Sheldrake rises in a mountainous area in the south of the Labrador Peninsula between the two lakes Lac Manitou and Lac Magpie . It flows through the regional county town of Minganie in a southerly direction. It runs east of the Rivière Manitou . The river finally flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the western edge of the Sheldrake settlement . There are several rapids along the river. The Rivière Sheldrake has a length of 106 km. It drains an area of ​​1184 km². The mean discharge is 36 m³ / s.

Web links

Commons : Rivière Sheldrake  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Bureau Brille publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Sheldrake