Rivière au Caribou

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Rivière au Caribou
Data
location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière au Caribou
source west of Lac à l'Eau Claire
56 ° 20 ′ 40 ″  N , 75 ° 4 ′ 31 ″  W
Source height 244  m
muzzle Lac Guillaume-Delisle coordinates: 56 ° 17 '14 "  N , 76 ° 10' 58"  W 56 ° 17 '14 "  N , 76 ° 10' 58"  W.
Mouth height m
Height difference 244 m
Bottom slope 3.1 ‰
length 79 km
Catchment area 1114 km²

The River Rivière au Caribou ( Caribou French for caribou ) is a river in the west of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Québec .

The river has its source west of Lac à l'Eau Claire . It flows in a westerly direction through the Canadian Shield to the inland bay Lac Guillaume-Delisle , in the middle part of which it flows. The Rivière du Nord runs north of the Rivière au Caribou. The Rivière au Caribou has a length of 79 km and flows through the Parc national Tursujuq . The catchment area covers 1114 km².

Individual evidence

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