Seal Lake (Naskaupi River)
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Seal Lake Atshiku-nipi |
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| Geographical location | Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada ) | |
| Tributaries | Naskaupi River , outflow of Upper Seal Lake | |
| Drain | Naskaupi River | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 20 ′ N , 61 ° 41 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 212 m | |
| surface | 59 km² | |
| length | 41 km | |
| width | 1.3 km | |
The Seal Lake ( Montagnais -Name: Atshiku nipi ) is an east-central Labrador situated lake in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
location
The Seal Lake consists of three basins, which are connected by two narrow passages. The lake system is at an altitude of 212 m . The elongated lake is oriented in a west-east direction. Seal Lake is 41 km long and has a maximum width of about 1.3 km. The water surface is about 59 km². The Naskaupi River flows through the eastern part of the lake in a southerly direction. A nameless river flows into the western end of the lake, which drains the ten Mile Lake , Letitia Lake , Bessie Lake , Adeline Lake and Upper Seal Lake to the west. Black spruce and paper birch mainly grow on the wooded shores of the lake .
Wildlife
The Atlantic salmon , American char , herring vendace and the sucker carp species Catostomus catostomus (Longnose sucker) are found in Seal Lake . The Naskaupi River below Seal Lake has no barriers for migratory fish . Other fish species that are likely to occur in Lake Seal: brook trout , pike , Arctic Norway , three-spined and nine-spined stickleback and Catostomus commersonii (White sucker). The lake was for the seals (English name: seal ) named that have been sighted the Naskaupi River in the lower river system at the time.
Beaver , muskrat , American water shrew, and North American river otter are typical aquatic inhabitants in the region.
The area is used in spring and summer by various species of birds for breeding and rearing their young. The following bird species can often be found in the wetlands: Wilson's Cassin , Greater Yellowshank , Common Sandpiper , Lone Sandpiper , Odin's Grouse and Little Mudpiper . Among the birds that reside on the open water, include Canada goose , surf scoter , red-breasted merganser and common loon .
Web links
- Atshiku-nipi / Seal Lake at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Water Quality Station Profile, Station #: NF03PB0030, SEAL LAKE AT NARROWS . Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 185. 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.